Textbook of Palliative Nursing - Hardcover

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9780195175493: Textbook of Palliative Nursing

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195175492 ISBN 13: 9780195175493

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

Originally published in 2001, the Textbook of Palliative Nursing has become the standard text for the field of hospice and palliative care nursing. In this new edition, the authors and editors have updated each chapter to ensure that the content is evidence-based and current references are included. They also have retained the important focus on case studies throughout the text and practical, clinically-relevant tables, figures, and other resources. Like the previous edition, this text has an introductory section of the general principles of palliative care followed by a comprehensive section on symptom assessment and management encompassing twenty-one different symptoms. Other key sections include psychosocial support and spiritual care, providing holistic perspective on care of patients facing advanced disease. The text also includes an innovative section on special populations addressing those most in need of palliative care. The textbook is a useful resource for all nurses with the excellent section on end-of-life care across settings. In this new edition, the pediatric palliative care section has been greatly expanded and includes seven separate chapters on pediatric care. It includes a section on "special issues" addressing topics such as ethical considerations, nursing research, and public policy perspectives and concludes with a section presenting models of excellence including six international models. This edition also offers a narrative on dying based on a spouse's perspective. The text includes an appendix with an extensive list of resources for nurses in the field.

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About the Author:

Betty R. Ferrell is at City of Hope National Medical Center. Nessa Coyle is at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Review:

"...offers concrete direction for hospice and palliative care nurses who are charged with comforting patients in the throes of dying."--The Electric Review

"I do not remember being moved by a textbook before, but I found this beautiful book moving, because of its humanity, its sensitivity towards the other, and its empathy with the loneliness of human beings when confronted with serious illness...this is a model of what a medical book should be: science-based but always in touch with the men and women we call patients."--Cancer World

"In recent years there has been a plethora of books written about palliative care. While some of them have contributed to the body of knowledge of palliative care, none are as thorough, comprehensive, and well-written as this one. Once again the editors, Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle, have produced a work that makes a significant contribution to the field of palliative nursing. The second edition has significantly expanded content, and justifies replacement for anyone who previously purchased the first edition."--Doody's

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