The hospice companion : best practices for interdisciplinary care of advanced illness / Perry G. Fine, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Pain Research Center, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah ; associate editor, Matthew Kestenbaum, MD, Capital Caring, Washington, DC.
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TextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrationsContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780190456917
- 0190456914
- 9780190456931
- 0190456930
- Hospice care -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Palliative treatment -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Terminal care -- Standards -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
- Health care teams
- Hospice Care -- methods
- Palliative Care -- methods
- Patient Care Team
- Terminally Ill -- psychology
- Soins en phase terminale -- Normes -- Guides, manuels, etc
- Soins palliatifs -- Normes -- Guides, manuels, etc
- Soins médicaux -- Travail en équipe
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare
- Hospice care -- Standards
- Terminal care -- Standards
- 362.17/56 23
- R726.8
- WB 39
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; The Hospice Companion; Copyright; 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
Living Environment, Finances, and Support SystemsBasic Home Safety; Suicide: Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Coping If It Happens; Air Hunger (Dyspnea); Anorexia and Cachexia; Belching and Burping (Eructation); Bleeding, Draining, 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, Flushing, and Diaphoresis; Hiccups; Imminent Death; Insomnia and Nocturnal Restlessness
Nausea and VomitingPain; 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; Appendix 5: Anticoagulation; Index
The Hospice Companion is an easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses. It features a thoroughly current guide to clinical processes and symptom management, providing hospice professionals with a concise summary of changes that have influenced clinical practice.
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