Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying (eBook)

A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff

MPA Kimberly S. Reynolds, MD Laura C. Hanson MPH, Dr Min Martha L. Henderson MSN (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2003
208 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-1926-1 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

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: Participantsí Handouts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.4.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Politik / Gesellschaft
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-1926-3 / 0826119263
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-1926-1 / 9780826119261