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This introductory text for palliative care is now in its fourth edition. It has been fully revised and updated throughout with greatly expanded sections on pruritis and lymphoedema, and covers more on ethics and communication and other aspects of psychological care. Introducing Palliative Care was developed from the author's training programme now used in many countries around the world; this new edition is an essential introduction for all professionals working within palliative care.
| ISBN | 185775915X | | Pages | 200 | | ISBN13 | 9781857759150
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Radcliffe Publishing Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 399 | | Imprint | Radcliffe Publishing Ltd | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9781857753899 | | Publication date | 01 Dec 2002 | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Library of Congress | R726.8 | | Width (mm) | 158 | | DEWEY | 362.175 | | Spine width (mm) | 241 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Drug names | | | | | | List of abbreviations | | | | Pt. 1 | | General topics | | 1 | | | | Fatal statistics | | 1 | | | | Palliative care | | 2 | | | | Quality of life | | 5 | | | | Specialist palliative care services | | 6 | | | | Dying at home | | 7 | | | | Ethical considerations | | 8 | | | | Appropriate treatment | | 11 | | | | Euthanasia | | 13 | | | | Hope | | 17 | | Pt. 2 | | Psychosocial aspects of care | | 21 | | | | Communication | | 21 | | | | Breaking bad news | | 25 | | | | Strategies for coping with uncertainty | | 28 | | | | Psychological aspects of terminal illness | | 30 | | | | The withdrawn patient | | 33 | | | | The difficult patient | | 35 | | | | Care of the relatives | | 36 | | | | Spiritual care | | 38 | | | | Religious needs | | 42 | | | | Bereavement | | 45 | | | | Children and bereavement | | 53 | | Pt. 3 | | Symptom management I | | 61 | | | | General principles | | 61 | | | | Pain | | 65 | | | | Pain management | | 67 | | | | Use of analgesics | | 74 | | | | Non-opioid (antipyretic) analgesics | | 75 | | | | Weak opioid analgesics | | 79 | | | More... | | |
'Much updated' General Practitioner 'Revised, updated and expanded' Information Exchange 'A wonderful overview of the field... essential reading' European Journal of Palliative Care 'Highly recommended' Progress in Palliative Care 'Its appeal will be wide' British Medical Journal 'A classic' Palliative Medicine 'An essential manual and guide' Journal of Community Nursing 'Truly multi-disciplinary in its approach, this is a valuable resource' Professional Nurse 'A handy reference' Nursing Times 'Accurate, practical and up to date' International Journal of Palliative Care 'A practical, common sense approach' Hospital Doctor 'An ideal book' Age and Ageing 'Sensible but practical, a practical resource' Health Service Journal 'Excellent. Concise but comprehensive' Journal of Pharmaceutical Care in Pain and Symptom Control 'Easy reading, yet gives a wealth of valuable information' Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy  Be the first to write a customer review
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