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Author Ellershaw, John.

Title Care of the dying : a pathway to excellence / John Ellershaw, Susie Wilkinson
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003

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Description xiii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents Machine derived contents note: Foreword, Dame Cicely Saunders -- Introduction, John Ellershaw -- 1. The development, role and integration of integrated care pathways in modern day health care, Sue Overill -- 2. How to use the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Carol Kinder & John Ellershaw -- 3. Symptom control in care of the dying, Paul Glare, Andrew Dickman & Margaret Goodman -- 4. Ethical issues in care of the dying, Andrew Thorns & Eve Garrard -- 5. Communication in care of the dying, Susie Wilkinson & Carol Mueller -- 6. Spiritual/religious issues in care of the dying, Peter Speck -- 7. The education strategy to implement the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Deborah Murphy -- 8. Implementing the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) in: the hospital; the hospice; the community; the nursing home, Alison Foster; Elaine Rosser; Margaret Kendall; Kim Barrow -- 9. Evaluating the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) and future developments, John Ellershaw & Susie Wilkinson -- Appendix
Summary "This unique book provides guidelines for the care of the dying based on the Liverpool Integrated Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP). Developed at a hospice, the information can be disseminated and adapted to fit different settings such as hospitals and nursing homes." "The LCP is a multi-professional document that incorporates evidence based practice and appropriate guidelines related to care of the dying. It provides a template that describes the process of care generally delivered in a clinical situation, and incorporates the expected outcome of care delivery. The LCP replaces all other documentation in this phase of care. Care pathways can provide a potentially powerful aid to professionals involved in palliative care. Basic principles of treatment are translated into daily practice, including bedside documentation systems, policies and procedures, standards of practice, continuing education, and quality improvement programmes. This book also includes chapters on symptom control, ethical issues, communication skills, and spiritual care written by experts in the field, which underpin the use of the LCP." "Care of the dying will prove invaluable to all healthcare professionals involved in the care of the dying patient, organizations and Trusts who want to develop demonstrable measures and outcomes of care."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Terminally ill.
Terminal care.
Palliative treatment.
Terminal Care.
Terminally Ill.
Terminal Care.
Critical Pathways.
Palliative Care.
Critical Pathways.
Palliative Care.
Palliative Care.
Critical Pathways.
Author Wilkinson, Susie (Nurse)
LC no. 2003271858
ISBN 0198509332 paperback alkaline paper