Description
Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins A Practical Guide To Palliative Care by Old
Designed for easy use at the bedside, this manual contains the practical information health care professionals need to provide optimal end-of-life care. The book presents a multidimensional, holistic approach to assessment and management of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Topics covered include cultural diversity in end-of-life care; communicating with patients and families; predicting life expectancy; terminal care; non-pain symptom management; pain control; palliative interventions; pediatric palliative care; record keeping; and ethics.
The succinct, user-friendly presentation features bullet points and numerous quick-reference tables. Each chapter includes an "In a Nutshell" summary of key points.
Key Features:-
- Practical information that can be quickly read and used at the bedside by the busy practitioner.
- A good study guide that presents information in a succinct manner with multiple bullet points.
- Provides information that traditionally has not been taught in medical and nursing schools; contains
- Tested practical information that is used in the field.
- Contains multiple easy-to-read tables covering such topics as pain medications, how to treat non-pai
- Tremendous study guide; includes an "In a Nutshell" review in each chapter that contains the most im