Care of the dying : a pathway to excellence / [edited by] John Ellershaw, Susie Wilkinson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003. - xiii, 214 p. : ill., forms ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The development, role, and integration of integrated care pathways in modern day health care--How to use the Liverpool care pathway for the dying patient--System control in care of the dying--Ethical issues in care of the dying--Communication in care of the dying--Spiritual/religious issues in care of the dying--The education strategy to implement the Liverpool care pathway for the dying patient (LCP)--Implementing the Liverpool care pathway for the dying patient (LCP) in hospital, hospice, community and nursing home--Evaulating the Liverpool care pathway for the dying patient (LCP) and future developments.

This title provides professionals who care for the dying with a user-friendly guide on how to render the best possible treatment.

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Palliative treatment.
Terminal care.
Critical Pathways.
Terminally Ill.
Terminal Care.
Health and Wellbeing.
Palliative medicine
Oncology
Terminal care nursing
General practice

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