| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 360 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Cancer Treatment and Research ; volume 187 |
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Cancer treatment and research ; v. 187.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part ICommunication and Cultural Competency in End of Life Care -- 1 Redefining Cultural Competency: Practicing Cultural Humility -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Historical Context for Cultural Humility as a Core Element in Healthcare -- 1.3 Cultural Humility and Behavior -- 1.4 The Practice of Cultural Humility and Self-awareness -- 1.5 The Practice of Cultural Humility and Self-reflection -- 1.6 Cultural Challenges in Ethnic Minority End-Of-Life Care -- 1.7 Building Cultural Confidence: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable |
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1.8 Implications of COVID-19 in Practicing Cultural Humility at End-Of-Life Care -- 1.8.1 Reflection -- 1.8.2 Case Scenario -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Cultural Competency Models at the End of Life -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Sunshine Model -- 2.3 Transcultural Assessment Model-Giger and Davidhizar -- 2.4 Model for Cultural Competence-Purnell -- 2.5 The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services -- A Model of Care -- 2.6 Culturally Competent Care Model-Kim Godwin -- 2.7 Summary -- References -- 3 A Mindset for Communication for End of Life Care |
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3.1 Blueprint for Intuitive Communication -- 3.2 Self-Reflection for Providers to Maintain Whole Open Connection -- 3.3 Awareness for Practitioners -- 3.4 Communication to Patients -- 3.5 Awareness of Presence -- 3.6 Intentions -- 3.7 Model of Establishing a Blueprint for Open Connection as a Field of Resonance -- 4 Discussing Difficult News: Reframing Patient and Family Preferences Surrounding the Content and Style of Communication -- 4.1 Scope of the Issue -- 4.2 Established Protocols for Discussing Difficult News |
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4.3 Difficult News is in the Eye of the Beholder: Discordance Between Clinical Teams and Patients and Families -- 4.4 Patients, Families, and Providers Have Differing Preferences Surrounding Discussing Difficult News -- 4.4.1 Patient, Family, and Provider Perceptions Influence Communication -- 4.4.2 Impact of Communication Style on Patient and Family Experience -- 4.5 Moving Beyond Existing Protocols-Some Actionable Steps -- 4.5.1 Don't Assume that the Information Shared is "Bad News" -- 4.5.2 Re-assess, Even if You Know the Patient Well -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References |
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5 Demystifying Prognosis -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The History of Prognosis: Understanding the Past and Looking to the Future -- 5.3 What and Why We Prognosticate -- 5.4 Conceptualizing Prognostication -- 5.5 The Science of Formulating Prognosis -- 5.5.1 Clinical Judgement -- 5.5.2 Actuarial Judgement -- 5.5.3 Performance Status -- 5.5.4 The Karnofsky Performance Scale -- 5.5.5 Palliative Performance Scale -- 5.5.6 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Groupe Scale -- 5.5.7 Symptoms, Clinical Findings, and Biomarkers -- 5.5.8 Prognostic Tools -- 5.5.9 Cancer -- 5.5.10 Heart Failure |
| Summary |
This book is an exploration of issues that are essential in end of life care. Understanding end of life practices across cultures and religions is important in the delivery of patient centered end of life care. This book helps clinicians and non-clinicians understand the various end of life practices in their vast patient populations, further contributing to providing empathetic and compassionate end of life care to patients. With the advent of many new options at the end of life, this book also explores the modern day approaches to end of life often sought by patients when faced wi\th disease progression and adversity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliograpical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 24, 2023) |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Terminal care -- Religious aspects.
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Terminal care
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Terminal care -- Religious aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Banerjee, Chandana, editor
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| ISBN |
303129923X |
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9783031299230 |
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