Overview

This major new textbook in palliative care nursing draws together the principles and evidence that underpins practice to support nurses working in specialist palliative care settings and those whose work involves end-of-life care. Written by a team of experienced palliative care nurses, the book draws upon extensive expertise in palliative care research, education and scholarship. Using a novel organising framework - the trajectory of illness model - the book is structured around three main sections: Encountering illness; Approaching death; Experiencing loss and bereavement. Moving beyond an approach based on a traditional model of palliative care involving physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of care, this book takes a more holistic, person-centred approach with suggestions as to how nursing interventions may encompass a socially-embedded approach to care. The final section addresses professional issues in nursing and interprofessional working.

ISBN-13

9780335214921

ISBN-10

0335214924

Weight

4.01 Pounds

Dimensions

7.60 x 1.93 x 10.00 In

List Price

$147.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Pages

xii, 791 pages

Publisher

Open University Press

Published On

2004-03-01



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