Care of the Dying Patient: Volume 1 Contributor(s): Fleming, David A. (Editor), Hagan, John C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826218903 ISBN-13: 9780826218902 Publisher: University of Missouri Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Caregiving - Health & Fitness | Reference |
Dewey: 616.029 |
LCCN: 2010013713 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8.1" (0.45 lbs) 170 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address the needs of the physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice team members, and pastoral counselors involved in care. Care of the Dying Patient contains material not found in other sources, offering advice and solutions to anyone--professional caregiver or family member--confronted with incurable illness and death. Its authors have lectured and published extensively on care of the dying patient and here review a wide range of topics to show that relief of physical suffering is not the only concern in providing care. This collection encompasses diverse aspects of end-of-life care across multiple disciplines, offering a broad perspective on such central issues as control of pain and other symptoms, spirituality, the needs of caregivers, and special concerns regarding the elderly. In its pages, readers will find out how to:
While physicians have the ability to treat disease, they also help to determine the time and place of death, and they must recognize that end-of-life choices are made more complex than ever before by advances in medicine and at the same time increasingly important. Care of the Dying Patient addresses some of the challenges frequently confronted in terminal care and points the way toward a more compassionate way of death. |