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Textbook of Palliative Nursing

by: Betty Rolling Ferrell; Nessa Coyle

ISBN: 9780195135749 | 0195135741

Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 1/25/2001

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The Textbook of Palliative Nursing is an international resource for nurses in the emerging field of palliative care. Throughout the text, the editors focus on the priniples of palliative care throughout the course of a chronic progressive incurable disease rather than only at the end of life. The scope is broad and the content, contributed by over 80 national and international nurse experts, covers the world of palliative care nursing across many different settings. Included are long term care, home care, hospice, acute care settings, intensive... MORE

Part I:General Principles1. Nessa Coyle: Introduction to Palliative Nursing Care2. Kathleen Egan/ Mary Labyak: Principles of Hospice Care3. Alicia Super: The Context of Palliative Care in Progressive Illness4. Elaine Glass, Douglas Cluxton, Patrice Rancour: Principles of Patient andFamily AssessmentPart II: Symptom Assessment and Management5. Regina Fink/Rose Gates: Pain Assessment6. Judith Paice/Perry Fine: Pain at the End of Life7. Grace Dean/Paula Anderson: Fatigue8. Charles Kemp: Anorexia and Cachexia9. Cynthia King: Nausea and Vomiting10. ... MOREConstance Dahlin/ Tessa Goldsmith: Dysphagia, Hiccoughs, and Dry Mouth11. Denice Caraccia Economou: Bowel Management12. Pamela Kedziera: Hydration, Thirst and Nutrition13. Deborah Dudgeon: Dyspnea, Cough, and Death Rattle14. Mikel Gray/Fern Campbell: Urinary Tract Disorders15. Jean Smith/Anne Zobec: Lymphedema16. Barbara Bates-Jensen, Lynne Early, Susie Seaman: Skin Disorders17. Michelle Rhiner/ Neal Slatkin: Pruritus, Fever, and Sweats18. Judith Paice: Neurological Disturbances19. Jeannie Pasacreta, Pamela A. Minarik, Leslie Nield-Anderson: Anxiety andDepression20. Kim Kuebler, Nancy English, Debra Heidrich: Delirium, Confusion,Agitation, and Restlessness21. Margaret Lamb: Sexuality22. Patrick Coyne, Laurie Lyckholm, Thomas Smith: Clinical Inverventions,Economic Outcomes, and Palliative CarePart III: Psychosocial Support23. Linda Kristjanson: Establishing Goals: Communication Traps and TreatmentLane Changes24. Mary Ersek: The Meaning of Hope in the Dying25. Inge Corless: Bereavement26. Betty Davies: Supporting Families27. Hob Osterlund/ Patricia Beirne: Complementary Therapies28. Patricia Berry/Julie Griffie: Planning for the Actual DeathPart IV: Spiritual Care29. Elizabeth Johnston Taylor: Spiritual Assessment30. Charles Kemp: Spiritual Interventions31. Tami Borneman/ Katherine Brown-Saltzman: Meaning in Illness32. Carol Wenzl: The Role of the Nurse Chaplain: A Personal ReflectionPart V: Special Patient Populations33. Susan Derby: Elderly/Cognitively Impaired Patients34. Pamela Hinds, Linda Oakes, Wayne Furman: Pediatric Patients35. Anne Hughes: The Poor and Underserved36. Deborah Sherman: Patients with HIV DiseasePart VI: End-of-Life Care Across Settings37. Marilyn Bookbinder: Improving the Quality of Care Across All Settings38. Sarah Wilson: Long Term Care39. Paula Milone-Nuzzo/ Ruth McCorkle: Home Care40. Lizabeth Sumner: Pediatric Care: The Hospice Perspective41. Marcia Levetown: Pediatric Care: The Inpatient/ICU Perspective42. Marie Whedon: Hospital Care43. Kathleen Puntillo/ Daphne Stannard: The Intensive Care Unit44. Anna Du Pen/Jeanne Robison: Outpatient Setting45. Kathleen Michael: RehabilitationPart VII: Special Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care46. Mary Vachon: The Nurse's Role: The World of Palliative Care Nursing47. Lauri Zoloth-Dorfman/ Karen Stanley: Ethical and Legal Considerations48. Colleen Scanlon: Public Policy and End of Life Care: The Nurse's Role49. Denice Sheehan/Betty Ferrell: Nursing Education50. Betty Ferrell/Marcia Grant: Nursing ResearchPart VIII: International Perspectives51. Auxilia Chideme Munodawafa: Africa52. Kathleen DeFilippi, Pamela Fowler, Pauline Hanna, Karen Hinton, JoanMarston, Nkosazana Ngidi: South Africa53. Wang Ying/ Judith Paice: People's Republic of China54. Gilly Burn: India55. Yasuko Ishigaki, Megumi Teshima, Keiko Hamaguchi: Japan56. Siew Tzuh Tang: Taiwan57. Sanchia Aranda: Dying Down Under: Australia and New Zealand58. Andrew Knight: Great Britain59. Anne Hayes/ Maura McDonnell: Ireland60. Susan Brajtman/ Ruth Gassner: Israel61. Canada- Carleen Brenneis/ Sandy McKinnon62. South America: Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguaya Marta Junin63. Clara Cullen/ Manuel Mario Vera: South America: ArgentinaPart X: "A Good Death"64. David Kahn/ Richard Steeves: Narratives of Dying Aimed at Understanding aGood Death: A Spouse's StoryAppendix: Pain and Palliative Care ResourcesRose Virani:

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