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Care of the dying and deceased patient : a practical guide for nurses / edited by Philip Jevon.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Essential clinical skills for nurses | Essential clinical skills for nursesPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, c2010.Description: x, 251 p. : ill. ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781405183390 (pbk.) :
  • 9781405183390 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 140518339X (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.029 22
LOC classification:
  • RT87.T45 C37 2010
Contents:
Care of the dying patient : a guide for nurses / Dan Higgins -- Symptom control at the end of life / Louisa Hunwick, Shareen Juwle, and Glen Mitchell -- Do not attempt resuscitation decisions / Elaine Walton and Philip Jevon -- Ethical issues / Fiona Foxall -- Complementary therapies in palliative care / Rachel McGuinness -- Relatives witnessing resuscitation / Melanie Humphreys -- Organ donation / Rachel Hodge and Liz Armstrong -- Breaking bad news / Dan Higgins -- Last offices / Dan Higgins -- Legal issues of death / Richard Griffith -- Post mortems and inquests / Cassam Tengnah -- Record keeping / Philip Jevon.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Care of the dying patient : a guide for nurses / Dan Higgins -- Symptom control at the end of life / Louisa Hunwick, Shareen Juwle, and Glen Mitchell -- Do not attempt resuscitation decisions / Elaine Walton and Philip Jevon -- Ethical issues / Fiona Foxall -- Complementary therapies in palliative care / Rachel McGuinness -- Relatives witnessing resuscitation / Melanie Humphreys -- Organ donation / Rachel Hodge and Liz Armstrong -- Breaking bad news / Dan Higgins -- Last offices / Dan Higgins -- Legal issues of death / Richard Griffith -- Post mortems and inquests / Cassam Tengnah -- Record keeping / Philip Jevon.

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.

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