| Description |
xiv,264 pages,1 unnumbered folded pagesage of plates : illustrations(some color) ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Practical approaches to individual care -- 1. Introduction to pain control / Trevor Mitten -- 2. Symptom control / Susanna Hill -- 3. Continuous subcutaneous infusion / Jo Cooper and Trevor Mitten -- 4. Mouthcare / Elizabeth Potter -- 5. Lymphoedema / Mary Woods -- 6. Wound care / Mark Collier -- 7. Terminal restlessness / Jo Cooper -- Pt. 2. Practical approaches to the needs of the individual -- 8. Hearing the pain of the carer / Mandy Redgrove and Audrey Smyth -- 9. Spirituality: sharing the journey / Rosemary Booth -- 10. Bereavement / Jenny Penson -- Pt. 3. Working together to provide palliative care -- 11. Making the most of palliative care services. Sect. 1. The role of the specialist nurse / Francesca Thompson -- Sect. 2. The role of the hospice in-patient unit / Suzanne Lesley Cockerton -- Sect. 3. The role of the hospice day unit / Pearl McDaid -- 12. Integrated care pathways / John E. Ellershaw -- Pt. 4. Working together and making it work -- 13. Communication / David B. Cooper -- 14. Stress issues in palliative care: caring for the community professional / Robin J. Davidson -- 15. Management issues in palliative care: caring for the community professional / Suzanne Mace -- Pt. 5. Special considerations -- 16. The special needs of the neurological patient / David Oliver -- 17. Legal aspects of palliative care / Bridgit Dimond |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Palliative treatment.
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Palliative Care.
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| Author |
Cooper, Jo, 1949-
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| LC no. |
00421495 |
| ISBN |
1857753038 paperback |
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