Terminal Care

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An on-the-go reference for hospice nurses and those interested in end-of-life care, this practical guide covers the essential elements in the compassionate and holistic care of terminally ill patients and their families. Nurses care for patients facing...

This concise and user-friendly resource contains the fundamental information long-term care nurses need to provide all aspects of safe and effective care to their patients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Written by a renowned and highly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950710843Author Alan MolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Saving Lives Saving DignityPublisher Saving Lives Saving DignityWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532677007Author R Scott SullenderFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams) 449g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532676994Author R Scott SullenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648043000Author Dr Gannel Jean-PierreFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Dorrance Publishing Co.Publisher Dorrance Publishing Co.Weight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736623510Author Dun SteadlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint DunspeepPublisher DunspeepWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642371345Author Rick SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 295g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662920493Author Rick SchneiderFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662906008Author Dr Ken PettitFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 200g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419671715Author John ChuchmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 314Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 327g

This text moves from historical perspectives to caring for the caregiver; and includes theories, holistic models, the grief process and responses to loss, ethical and legal considerations, patient centered care, communication, management of specific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988969179Author Elaine FeuerFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Blue DanubePublisher Blue DanubeWeight(grams) 358gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

In recent years hospice care has gone from a little-known medical alternative to a major movement in health care. By emphasizing palliative care and pain management rather than curative treatment, hospices allow the terminally ill to spend the last days,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615677545Author Fawn HoenerFormat PaperbackImprint Fawn HoenerPublisher Fawn HoenerWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989200301Author Diane Burnside MurdockFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Murdocks, LLCPublisher Murdocks, LLCWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983451198Author Alexandra DraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Transmedia BooksPublisher Transmedia BooksWeight(grams) 304g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692463475Author Karen Sue FarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New English PublishersPublisher New English PublishersWeight(grams) 336g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692433751Author Christopher StookeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Freckles PressPublisher Freckles PressWeight(grams) 195g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735248397Author Jean MarmoreoFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

The first book of its kind, this must-have resource examines the integration of palliative interventions from a disease-specific approach, providing practical guidance on caring for patients who follow a progressive, chronic disease trajectory prior to...

The Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care is an easily-navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. The table of contents follows the core...

Palliative Care Consultations in Haemato-oncology is the first book in a new international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. Patients with...

This is the second book in a new international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. In gynaeoncology there are a number of symptoms which cause...

Most chronically and terminally ill patients are cared for in their own homes by family and friends, rather than in hospitals or hospices. These carers are an invaluable free resource and there is an increasing amount of research into their role and the...

This book addresses key questions about the need for palliative care, the current provision of services and the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of alternative models of organisation in pallitaive care. A broad approach is taken to include the...

Many hospice social workers must address spiritual issues with their clients, but do not feel competent to do so effectively. This targeted volume draws upon multidisciplinary theory and research to advance a relational model of spiritually sensitive...

This is the fifth book in an international, multi-contributed series aimed at providing practical, clinical guidance on how to deal with difficult symptoms related to specific cancer sites. In this volume the Editors bring together first-rate palliative...

Patient participation and user involvement are central to current thinking about the effective delivery of desired healthcare outcomes. Working with the person who lies behind every patient is core to palliative care. A voice can only become significant...

The third book in a series devoted to research and practice in palliative care. The four topics covered in this volume are Paediatric Palliative Care, The Management of Bone Pain, Psychopathology in Patients with Cancer, Skin Disorders and Their...

Help families of institutionalized elders with this compassionate and practical manual.Book InformationISBN 9781138987043Author Katherine KarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

Without any warning, in September 1999, David Newman was told he had a rare and life-threatening tumor in the base of his skull. In the compressed space of five weeks, he consulted with leading physicians and surgeons at four major medical centers. The...

Occasionally I read a book and say to myself that this is a book that I wished I had written. This is such a book! It is a delightful, practical, interesting, and inspiring book! Danai has written a soon-to-be classic in the field! Her writing is...

Medical futility is a controversial issue not only in its definition but also in its application. There are few books on the subject, and those in existence mostly focus on the situation in the United States. This title, however, provides extensive...

At a time, when the section of the older population is increasing in all western societies, more and more attention needs to be paid to the growing number of people who live with and die of drawn-out terminal illnesses, cancer being one of the most...

Like the first edition, this is a seminal textbook for the advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. This comprehensive work addresses all aspects of palliative care including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. It...

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title! Bushfield and DeFord offer us an excellent, informed and sensitive work that speaks both of the erosion of family systems due to addiction and the complications that arise when these victimized families face end-of-life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781933503622Author Walter St. JohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Bull Publishing CompanyPublisher Bull Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 280g

Hospices have played a critical role in transforming ideas about death and dying. Viewing death as a natural event, hospices seek to enable people approaching mortality to live as fully and painlessly as possible. Award-winning medical historian Emily K...