The Handbook of Palliative Care
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-04779-6 (ISBN)
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This work outlines the principles of palliative care for practising health professionals of different disciplines, designed to introduce a basic range of skills for use in both the community and hospital setting. It is a practically-based volume that covers cancer, as well as non-malignant disorders, with specific chapters on AIDS and motor neurone disease. It explores the practical, clinical and physiological aspects of caring for the terminally ill patient.
Part 1 Introduction to palliative care: palliative care - the facts. Part 2 Palliative care in practice: principles of care; specialist palliative care services; community services - who does what; issues - around the world in palliative care; audit and outcomes in palliative care. Part 3 Clinical aspects of care: principles of pain management; management of gastrointestinal symptoms; the syringe driver; management of respiratory symptoms; pressure area care; management of fungating wounds; lymphodema; palliative oncolgy and palliative care emergencies; palliative care for people with head and neck cancers; palliative care for people with AIDS; palliative care for people with motor neurone disease; paediatric palliative care; terminal care and dying; pharmacy issues; complementary therapies in palliative care. Part 4 Psychological aspects of care: communication skills in palliative care; typical reactions to loss and bad news; holistic care and self-help groups; hope; grief and bereavement; cultural issues in palliative care and death; ethical issues in palliative care; looking after ourselves.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.7.1998 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 25 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 1023 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-632-04779-8 / 0632047798 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-632-04779-6 / 9780632047796 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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