Caregiving
Hungry Minds Inc,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-02-861663-6 (ISBN)
One of America's leading hospice experts offers practical, easy-to-follow advice for caregivers and a holistic approach to treating the infirm or the terminally ill.
Author Douglas C. Smith organizes his material around "A Bill of Patient's Rights," a unique system he has taught to thousands throughout the country. He explains that the caregiver should enable patients to retain these rights:
to be in control
to have a sense of purpose
to know the truth to be comfortable
to touch and be touched
to laugh to cry and express anger
to explore the spiritual to have a sense of family
Included are easy-to-follow techniques and practical tools for improving care:
assessment techniques
dialogues
meditations
life reviews
breathing exercises
body revitalization methods
ways that patients can evaluate and improve their own care
and many others
Filled with inspirational stories and effective guidance, Caregiving also addresses how to communicate with difficult patients and those in denial, how to facilitate non-stressful family interaction, and other important topics. It will be invaluable to parents and children caring for their elders; physicians and nurses; social workers and home health aides; members of the clergy; and all facing the challenge of enriching patients' lives and spirits.
Douglas C. Smith is the director of Kanawha Hospice in Charleston, West Virginia. He has been responsible for the care of thousands over the last ten years and taught his hospice--proven techniques throughout America. He has written this book at the request of many who have found his teaching invaluable. Smith has written for The America Journal of Hospice Care, Caring Magazine, and other publications and is the author of The Tao of Dying.
Introduction: A Bill of Patient' Rights. Chapter One: The Right to Be in Control. Chapter Two: The Right to Have a Sense of Purpose. Chapter Three: The Right to Know the Truth. Chapter Four: The Right to Be Comfortable. Chapter Five: The Right to Touch and Be Touched. Chapter Six: The Right to Laughter. Chapter Seven: The Right to Cry and Express Anger. Chapter Eight: The Right to Explore the Spiritual. Chapter Nine: The Right to Have a Sense of Family. Chapter Ten: Conclusion. Notes. Resources. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.10.1997 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Foster City |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 208 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Krankheiten / Heilverfahren |
| ISBN-10 | 0-02-861663-4 / 0028616634 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-02-861663-6 / 9780028616636 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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