Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying

A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff

Martha L. Henderson, Laura C. Hanson, Kimberly S. Reynolds (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2003
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8261-1925-4 (ISBN)

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Provides advice, case studies, a variety of assessment tools, instructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for staff members in providing competent end-of-life care.

In eight innovative sessions, Henderson, Hanson, and Reynolds provide sage advice, numerous case studies, a wide variety of assessment tools, intructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A Multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for all staff members in providing competent and compassionate end-of-life care.

Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes for the Facilitator
Session 1: Envisioning a Good Death
Session 2: Recognizing the Final Phase of Life
Session 3: Grief and Loss: Understanding and Supporting Families
Session 4: Advance Care Planning
Session 5: Choices about Eating and Drinking
Session 6: Pain Management
Session 7: Emotional and Spiritual
Session 8: Caring for the Caregivers: Taking Care of Yourself Emotionally
References
Appendix A: Flacker Mortality Score
Appendix B: Approaches to Pain Assessment and Treatment
Appendix C: Advance Care Planning Booklet for Nursing Home Residents
Appendix D: Advance Care Planning Booklet for Families of Nursing Home Residents
Appendix E: Participants’ Handouts

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2003
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Gewicht	313 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
ISBN-10	0-8261-1925-5 / 0826119255
ISBN-13	978-0-8261-1925-4 / 9780826119254
Zustand	Neuware