Erica Brown

Supporting the Child and the Family in Paediatric Palliative Care

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive overview of good practice in caring for terminally-ill children, young people and their families. The material offers helpful suggestions on how to support families in making informed choices during distressing periods, such as where their child will die and how to prepare for the funeral.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9781843101819
• ISBN-10: 1843101815
• Artikelnr.: 22560458

Autorenporträt

Erica Brown is the pseudonym of a very successful author of women's fiction and crime. She lives in Bath and has one daughter and twin grandchildren one of whom is dead set on becoming a writer.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Introduction. Introduction to Paediatric Palliative Care. 1. The
Historical Background of Paediatric Palliative Care. 2. Working
Collaboratively. Responding to Holistic Needs from Diagnosis through to
Terminal Care and Bereavement. 3. Assessment of Needs and Models of Care.
4. Managing Children's Pain. 5. The End of Life Phase of Care. 6.
Administrative and Practical Requirements When a Child Dies. 7. The Child's
Funeral. 8. Counselling Support. 9. The Financial Impact of Caring. Meeting
Individual Needs. 10. Children's Developmental Understanding and Emotional
Response to Death and Dying. 11. The Impact of Life-limiting Illness on the
Family. 12. Continuing Bonds. 13. Working with Siblings of Life-limited
Children. 14. Grandparent Support. 15. Religious, Cultural, Secular and
Spiritual Aspects of Care. 16. Post Mortem, Organ Donation and Tissue
Retention. 17. The Education of the Life-limited Child. 18. Transition from
Paediatric Palliative Care to Adult Services. 19. Acknowledging Staff
Stress and Providing Support. The Way Forward. 20. Maintaining the Quality
of Care. 21. The Role of Research and Development in Children's Hospices.
References. Subject Index. Author Index.