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Key Concepts in Palliative Care

Editat de Moyra Baldwin, Jan Woodhouse
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 oct 2010
Do you need a succinct introduction to the key theories and principles of palliative care and their application to practice?Key Concepts in Palliative Care provides just this in a compact, fifty-concept guide to the field. Taking account of the government's "End of Life Care Strategy", contributors set out the key issues affecting practice across a range of health and social care contexts.
The book covers topics ranging from dying and death to symptom management and spiritual care, backed up with practical examples. Each entry comprises:
oa snapshot definition of the topic
okey points
oa discussion of the main debates
olinks to practice through thought-provoking case histories, and
osuggestions for further reading.
Key Concepts in Palliative Care is an ideal text and handy source of reference for health and social care professionals who are developing their knowledge and skills in palliative care.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781848608726
ISBN-10: 1848608721
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 234 x 156 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications Ltd
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Recenzii

An excellent companion to those studying palliative care at pre and post-registration levels as well as those new to clinical practice in many disciplines.

Cuprins

Introduction - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan Woodhouse
Agencies: Resources for Adults with a Palliative Care Need in the UK - Helen Fruin
Attributes of Palliative Caring - Moyra A Baldwin
Caring for the Adult: 'A Reversal of Roles' - Virginia C Williams
Caring for the Carers - Sheila Payne
Caring for the Child with Palliative Care Needs - Yvonne Flood
Caring for the Older Person - Victoria Ridgway
Caring for Young People - Amanda Humphreys and Pat Rose
Communication - Jan Woodhouse
Concept of Death - Jill McCarthy
Coronial Process - Richard Griffith
Cultural Issues in Palliative Care - Shirley Firth
Death - Jane Quigley
Environment of Care: Palliative Care within the Acute Hospital Care Ward - John Costello
Finance Issues and the Organization of Palliative Care - Peter Hartland
Financial Aspects for Patients and Carers - Jan Woodhouse
Funerals - Jan Woodhouse
Good Death - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan Woodhouse
The Globalization of Palliative Care - Lynda Prescott
Holism - Moyra A Baldwin and Joanne Greenwood
Hospice Movement and Evolution of Palliative Care - Moyra A Baldwin
Information Technology - Dion Smyth
Legal and Ethical Issues in Palliative Care - Barbara Beard
Loss, Grief and Bereavement - Jan Woodhouse
Marginalized Groups - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Multidisciplinary Teams - Moyra A Baldwin
Organ Donation - Natalie A Pattison
Organizational Management of Palliative Care - Steve Kirk
Palliative Care and the Person with Cancer - Debbie Wyatt
Palliative Care for the Person with a Learning Disability - Sue Read
Palliative Care and the Person with Mental Ill-Health - Catherine Black and Julie Bailey-McHale
Palliative Care and the Person with a Non-Cancer Diagnosis - Andrea Dean
Palliative Care Education - Karen Manford-Walley
Patient Choices and Preferences in Palliative Care - Stephanie Neill and Dorothy Carter
Policy Drivers - Mzwandile A Mabhala
Quality Assurance and Palliative Care - Jill McCarthy
Reactions of Patients and Carers - Sue Phillips
Rehabilitation in Palliative Care - Claire Jones and Adrian Bunnell
Research in Palliative Care - Catherine Black
Resources and Information: Looking for Answers - Jan Woodhouse
Sexuality - Moyra A Baldwin and Jan Woodhouse
Stigma - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Symptom Management: Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Integrated Health - Joy Parkes and Sue Padmore
Symptom Management: Common Symptoms - Catherine Black
Symptom Management: Difficult/Complex Symptoms - Catherine Black
Symptom Management: Emergencies - Catherine Black
Symptom Management: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) - Richard Latten, John Ellershaw and Deborah Murphy
Spirituality - Reverend Ian M Delinger
Stress and Palliative Care - Jan Woodhouse
Technology: Equipment Procurement - Sonya Currey, Janice Foster and Virginia C Williams
Value of Life - Moyra A Baldwin and Joanne Greenwood

Descriere

This handy reference book covers all aspects of palliative care in a concise and easy to read format.