Community Palliative Care and COVID-19 (eBook)

A handbook for clinicians who care for palliative patients with COVID-19 in community settings

Tania Blackmore, Georgina Parker (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
Class Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-85959-920-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This handbook is an essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It will guide you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19.Key features include:Difficult conversations and communication skillsSymptom managementAdvance care planningCaring for stable patients with palliative needs and those who are at end-of-lifeSupporting the family and friends of the patientYour own well-being as a healthcare professionalSupported by applicable case studies from a range of community care settings, this guide will be relevant to anyone affected by the challenges of COVID-19 when managing end-of-life patients or caring for older people, including paramedics, nurses and palliative care providers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.11.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-85959-920-6 / 1859599206
• ISBN-13: 978-1-85959-920-4 / 9781859599204