PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING Quality Care to the End of Life This title has been archived.

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Author: Marianne Matzo, PhD, APRN-CNP, FPCN, FAAN, Deborah Sherman, PhD, ARNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FAAN
Affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Nursing in Oklahoma City,Oklahoma
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Publication Date: 2015
ISBN 10: 0826196357
ISBN 13: 9780826196354
eISBN: 9780826196361
Edition: 4th
Description:
This fourth edition of a comprehensive text/reference that has been valued by students, educators, and practicing nurses for many years, Palliative Care Nursing continues to reflect the fundamental basic and advanced hospice and palliative care nursing competencies that are required for effective and empathetic care of patients and families. This new edition focuses on palliative care that is responsive to the demand for health care reform in America and globally. It provides the knowledge, scientific evidence, and skills needed by nurses to address the complex physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of patients and families within the context of a changing health care delivery system. With a focus on interprofessional collaboration, the book emphasizes the value of complementary, holistic models in promoting health, wholeness, and wellness across the illness trajectory, even as death approaches. The book describes the management of specific diseases and related physical and psychological symptoms, and care of the patient during the dying process. It includes assessment of key symptoms and pharmacological, non-pharmacological, and complementary interventions. Taking a life-span approach, the book includes age-appropriate nursing considerations. Key points at the beginning of each chapter and callouts containing evidenced-based information of the highest caliber highlight relevant evidence-supporting practice. The text also examines legal, ethical, and cultural considerations related to death and dying and offers case studies with conclusions in each clinical chapter.
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