Care of the dying and deceased patient / edited by Phil Jevon.
Material type: TextSeries: Essential clinical skills for nursesPublication details: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.Description: 288 pISBN:- 9781405183390 (pbk.) :
- 9781405183390 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Medical protocols
- Palliative treatment
- Undertakers and undertaking
- Terminal care
- Hospice nursing
- Terminal care nursing
- Nursing fundamentals & skills
- Palliative medicine
- Health and Wellbeing
- Nursing Care -- methods
- Terminal Care -- methods
- Mortuary Practice
- Palliative Care -- methods
- Patient Care Planning
- 616.029 JEV
- RT87.T45 C37 2009
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.029 JEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213542 | ||
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 616.029 JEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00213543 | ||
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.029 JEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00211243 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Care of the dying patient: a guide for nurses -- 2. Symptom control at the end of life-- 3. Do not attempt resuscitation decisions --4. Ethical issues --5. Complementary therapies in palliative care -- 6. Relatives witnessing resuscitation --7. Organ donation -- 8. Breaking bad news --9. Last offices -- 10. Legal issues of death-- 11.Post mortems and inquests--12. Record keeping.
This is a practical, accessible guide for nurses on the management and care of the dying and deceased patient. It outlines the practicalities and legal issues associated with death, the principles of caring for a patient who is dying, and the principles of dealing with death, both expected and unexpected.