Terminal Care Support Teams
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-261915-0 (ISBN)
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The expertise and example of the hospice movement has had a major impact on the lives of many terminally ill cancer patients and their families, but the majority of deaths still occur within other institutions, usually acute hospitals. The support care team, operating in an advisory capacity, has developed as an important alternative for the care of the dying. This book, which is based on the experience of several such teams, has been written to provide a framework on which others may base their efforts to plan and operate services for terminally ill patients in hospital. The needs of patients, their families, and the support team members are reviewed. Also covered are problems that may be encountered; ranging from practical problems in obtaining funding and the selection of team members to problems in group dynamics and the ethics involved in decision-making.
Part 1 The need for support teams: how the care of the dying became neglected; the modern hospice movement; terminal illness and hospital; why do patients die in hospital; the needs of the patients; the needs of relatives; the needs of professional carers; translating needs into team objectives. Part 2 Setting about meeting the need: the palliative care unit; terminal care hospital support teams; some guidelines about planning a support team. Part 3 Selecting team members: clinical nurse specialists; doctors; social workers; chaplain; secretary; volunteers; recruiting team members. Part 4 team dynamics: team goals; patient referrals to the team; how support teams relate to patients and families; the stress of working with patients and families; the ethical basis for making decisions; communicating advice to the primary team; what to do if advice is declined; other stresses on a support care team; relating together as a team; fulfilling the educational needs of team members. Part 5 Supporting the professional carers: nursing staff; doctors; other professionals. Part 6 The pain clinic and palliative oncology: pain clinic; palliative oncology; radiotherapy; hormone and chemotherapy; working with oncology services.
| Zusatzinfo | references, bibliography, index |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 159 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-261915-2 / 0192619152 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-261915-0 / 9780192619150 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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