Palliative and Hospice Nursing Care Guidelines

Herausgeber: Wright, Patricia Moyle

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive clinical guide for practicing palliative care and hospice clinicians, this evidence-based reference is designed to promote best practices in the delivery of safe, compassionate patient care.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 398
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 199mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 846g
• ISBN-13: 9780826144492
• ISBN-10: 0826144497
• Artikelnr.: 69039717

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care
Chapter 1: Introduction to Palliative Care
Chapter 2: Introduction to Hospice Care
Chapter 3: Prognostication and Prognostic Tools
Chapter 4: Establishing Goals of Care
SECTION II: Guidelines for End-Stage Cancer
Chapter 5: Cancers of the Head and Neck
Chapter 6: Cancers of the Chest and Abdomen
Chapter 7: Cancers of the Reproductive System
Chapter 8: Cancers of the Blood, Skin, and Bone
SECTION III: Non-Cancer Diagnoses
Chapter 9: Cardiac Disease
Chapter 10: Dementia
Chapter 11: Hepatic Disorders
Chapter 12: Immunologic Disorders
Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 14: Neurological Disorders
Chapter 15: Neurovascular Disorders
Chapter 16: Pulmonary Disorders
Chapter 17: Renal Disorders
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Prognostication Tools
Appendix B: Patient Teaching Resources
Appendix C: Clinician Resources
Appendix D: Pharmacological Interventions for Symptom Management in
Advanced Disease
Appendix E: Pain Management
Appendix F: Pressure Wound Prevention and Assessment Pathway