Supporting the child and the family in paediatric palliative care / Erica Brown with Brian Warr ; foreword by Sheila Shribman.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2007.Description: 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781843101819 (pbk.) :
- 9781843101819 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1843101815 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 362.175083 22
- RJ249
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-295) and index.
The historical background of paediatric palliative care / Erica Brown -- Working collaboratively / Brian Warr -- Assessment of needs and models of care / Ann Smallman -- Managing children's pain / Erica Brown -- The end of life phase of care / Erica Brown -- Administrative and practical requirements when a child dies / Brian Warr --
The child's funeral / Erica Brown -- Counselling support / Erica Brown -- The financial impact of caring / Erica Brown -- Children's developmental understanding and emotional response to death and dying / Erica Brown -- The impact of life-limiting illness on the family / Erica Brown -- Continuing bonds / Erica Brown -- Working with siblings of life-limited children / Erica Brown -- Grandparent support / Erica Brown -- Religious, cultural, secular, and spiritual aspects of care / Erica Brown -- Post mortem, organ donation and tissue retention / Erica Brown -- The education of the life-limited child / Erica Brown -- Transition from paediatric palliative care to adult services / Erica Brown -- Acknowledging staff stress and providing support / Erica Brown -- Maintaining the quality of care / Ann Smallman -- The role of research and development in children's hospices / Erica Brown.
Drawing from extensive personal experiences of working in paediatric palliative care, the authors provide guidance on issues including symptom management and pain relief, cultural, religious and spiritual aspects of care and the role of education for life-limited children.
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