| Description |
xiv, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Envisioning a Good Death -- 2. Recognizing the Final Phase of Life -- 3. Grief and Loss: Understanding and Supporting Families -- 4. Advance Care Planning -- 5. Choices About Eating and Drinking -- 6. Pain Management -- 7. Emotional and Spiritual Care -- 8. Caring for the Caregiver: Taking Care of Yourself Emotionally -- App. A. Prognostic Guidelines -- App. B. Approaches to Pain Assessment and Treatment -- App. C. Advance Care Planning Booklet for Nursing Home Residents -- App. D. Advance Care Planning Booklet for Families of Nursing Home Residents -- App. E. Participant Handouts. |
| Summary |
Written in plain language for nursing home staff caring for residents facing the final phase of life, this book examines eight topics of end-of-life and palliative care in a long-term setting, looking at grief and loss, advance care planning, choices about eating and drinking, pain management, emotional and spiritual care, and self-care for caregivers. Appendices provide prognostic guidelines, assessment instruments, participant handouts, and homework. Henderson is a geriatric nurse practitioner. There is no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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Nursing home residents -- Care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Terminal care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Older people -- Nursing home care -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Nursing home patients -- Care.
(OCoLC)fst01041927
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Terminal care. (OCoLC)fst01147835
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Nursing Homes. (DNLM)D009735
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Terminal Care. (DNLM)D013727
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Aged. (DNLM)D000368
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Homes for the Aged. (DNLM)D006707
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Handbook. (DNLM)D020479
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| Added Author |
Hanson, Laura C.
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Reynolds, Kimberly S.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Henderson, Martha L., MSN. Improving nursing home care of the dying. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2003 (OCoLC)606973689 |
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Online version: Henderson, Martha L., MSN. Improving nursing home care of the dying. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2003 (OCoLC)608110591 |
| ISBN |
0826119255 |
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9780826119254 |
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