A Practical Guide to Palliative Care
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins (Verlag)
978-0-7817-6343-1 (ISBN)
Designed for easy use at the bedside, this manual contains the practical information health care professionals need to provide optimal end-of-life care. The book presents a multidimensional, holistic approach to assessment and management of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Topics covered include cultural diversity in end-of-life care; communicating with patients and families; predicting life expectancy; terminal care; non-pain symptom management; pain control; palliative interventions; pediatric palliative care; record keeping; and ethics.
The succinct, user-friendly presentation features bullet points and numerous quick-reference tables. Each chapter includes an "In a Nutshell" summary of key points.
Section 1: THE PALLIATIVE CARE APPROACH
Ch. 1 Definitions
Ch. 2 Philosophy-From "Cure" to "Comfort"
Ch. 3 The Transition from "Diagnose and Treat" to "Palliate"
Ch. 4 Historical Perspective: What Has Changed?
Section 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN END-OF-LIFE CARE
Ch. 5: Planning for Diverse Populations
Ch. 6: African American Culture & End-of-Life
Ch. 7: Hispanic Views on Death & Dying
Ch. 8: Understanding the Jewish Culture
Ch. 9: Mourning in the Asian Culture
Ch.10: Death Practices in the Muslim Culture
Ch.11: Building Cultural Bridges with Other Cultures
Section 3: APPROACH TO THE PATIENT
Ch.12: Delivering Bad News
Ch.13: The Family Conference
Ch.14: Dealing with Anger
Ch.15: The Spiritual Assessment
Ch.16: Giving Realistic Hope
Ch.17: The "DNR" or "AND" Discussion in Seriously Ill Patients
Ch.18: Advanced Directives in Health Care
Ch.19: Decision-Making Ability
Ch.20: Goal Setting
Ch.21: The Hospice Conversation
Ch.22: Telling the Children
Ch.23: What if a Patient Asked You to Pray?
Ch.24: Death Pronouncement
Ch.25: Completing the Death Certificate
Ch.26: Informing Significant Others of a Patient's Death
Ch.27: Writing a Condolence Letter
Ch.28: Caring for the Family
Section 4: PREDICTING LIFE EXPECTANCY
Ch.29: "How Long Do I Have?"
Ch.30: Guidelines for Hospice
Ch.31: Physician Prediction of Life Expectancy
Ch.32: Palliative Performance Score
Section 5: DELIVERY OF PALLIATIVE CARE<
Ch.34: The Hospital Palliative Care Unit
Ch.35: Consulting in the Hospital
Ch.36: Hospice in Delivery of Palliative Care
Section 6: TERMINAL CARE
Ch.38: The Syndrome of Imminent Death
Ch.39: Near Death Awareness (NDA)
Ch.40: Terminal Delirium
Section 7: NONPAIN SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
Ch.42: Tips for Maximizing Chances of Success
Ch.43: Dyspnea, Air Hunger, Shortness of Air
Ch.44: Oral Care Basics
Section 8: PAIN CONTROL
Ch.63: Myths About Opioid Use
Ch.64: Legal Liability of UnderTreating Pain
Ch.65: Principles of Pain Management
Ch.66: Assessment of Pain
Ch.67: Converting One Opioid to Another (Equianalgesic Dosing)
Ch.68: Opioid Dose Escalation
Ch.69: Managing Opioid Side Effects
Ch.70: Opioid Withdrawal
Ch.71: Morphine
Ch.72: Hydrocodone for Pain
Ch.73: Oxycodone for Pain
Section 9: PALLIATIVE INTERVENTIONS
Ch.82: Tube Feeding in Palliative Care
Ch.83: Palliative Chemotherapy
Ch.84: Palliative Radiation
Ch.85: "Response Rate" in Cancer Chemotherapy
Ch.86: Ventilator Withdrawal
Ch.87: Bowel Obstruction
Ch.88: Treating the "Death Rattle"
Ch.89: Aggressive Wound Management
Section 10: THE PALLIATIVE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
Ch.90: Children and Death
Ch.91: Neonatal Population
Ch.92: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Ch.93: Pediatric Withdrawal of Life Support
Ch.94: The Dying Adolescent
Section 11: CHARTING"
Ch.95: Documentation in Palliative Care
Ch.96: Coding & Billing for Hospice/Palliative Care
Section 12: ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE
Ch.97: Ethics & Legal Issues
Ch.98: Hastened Death: The Rule of Double Effect
Ch.99: When to Stop-Medical Futility
Ch.100: Caring for Yourself and Avoiding Burnout
Appendices
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.5.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Philadelphia |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 839 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7817-6343-6 / 0781763436 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7817-6343-1 / 9780781763431 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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