| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) : color illustrations |
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text file |
| Note |
Revised edition of: The hospice companion / Perry G. Fine. 2008. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1. General Processes; Palliative Care at the End of Life: Blending Structure and Function; The Interdisciplinary Team (IDT); Documentation; 2. Personal, Social, and Environmental Processes; Abuse in the Home; Advance Care Planning and Directives for Health-care Interventions; Changes in Body Image and Loss of Independence; Changes in Family Dynamics; Completing Worldly Business and Life Closure; Controlled Substances: Misuse and Abuse; Cultural Differences: Respect, Understanding, and Adapting Care; Denial; Grief Reactions |
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Living Environment, Finances, and Support SystemsBasic Home Safety; Suicide: Risk, Prevention, and Coping If It Happens; 3. Clinical Processes and Symptom Management; Air Hunger (Dyspnea); Agitation and Anxiety; Anorexia and Cachexia; Belching and Burping (Eructation); Bleeding, Oozing, and Malodorous Lesions; Confusion/Delirium; Constipation; Coughing; Depression; Diarrhea and Anorectal Problems; Dysphagia and Oropharyngeal Problems; Edema: Peripheral Edema, Ascites, and Lymphedema; Fatigue, Weakness (Aesthenia), and Excessive Sedation; Fever and Diaphoresis; Hiccups; Imminent Death |
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Insomnia and Nocturnal RestlessnessNausea and Vomiting; Pain; Pruritus; Seizures; Skeletal Muscle and Bladder Spasms; Skin Breakdown: Prevention and Treatment; Urinary Problems; Xerostomia (Dry Mouth); 4. Appendices; Appendix 1: Palliative Radiation Therapy in End-of-Life Care: Evidence-Based Utilization; Appendix 2: Principles of Pharmacotherapy; Appendix 3: Ketamine Protocol; Appendix 4: Clinical/Functional Assessment and Staging; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X |
| Summary |
Hospice Companion is a unique, first-of-its kind manual in the field of hospice and palliative care. Its goal is to help interdisciplinary teams coordinate and provide the highest quality care for patients and their families experiencing life-limiting illnesses. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Hospice care -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Hospice care. |
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Methodology. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Palliative treatment -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Palliative treatment. |
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Health care teams -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health care teams. |
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Terminally ill -- Psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Terminally ill -- Psychology. |
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Hospice Care -- methods. |
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Palliative Care -- methods. |
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Patient Care Team. |
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Terminally Ill -- psychology. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbook.
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Author |
Fine, P. G. (Perry G.)
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Kestenbaum, Matthew.
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Fine, P. G. (Perry G.).
Hospice companion.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hospice companion. 2nd ed. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 (DLC) 2011053131 |
| ISBN |
9780190211288 (e-book) |
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0190211288 (e-book) |
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9780199840793 (paperback) |
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0199840792 (paperback) |
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9780199938254 |
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0199938253 |
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