| Description |
xvi, 221 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Kaplan voices. Nurses |
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Kaplan voices.
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| Note |
"Includes reader's guide"--Page 4 of cover. |
| Contents |
As my aunt, the nurse, lay dying / Madeleine Mysko -- House call / Cortney Davis -- God bless the child / Cara Muhlhahn -- The changing of the seasons / Terry Ratner -- Sayonara / Lucy May J. Colegado -- Tender mercy / Adrienne Zurub -- It doesn't have to hurt / Susan Riker Dolan ; Audrey Riker Vizzard -- Never too late / Rachel Shinabarger -- A nurse's recovery from grief / Kieth Carlson -- She inspired me / Irma Velasquez-Kressner -- Lessons from our patients / Karen Kupsco -- Mel's story / Pato Cog -- First baby / Kathy Ingallinera -- Caring for Mr. B / Nkiru Onyenwe Okammor -- An end to the madness / Emily McGee -- Wicked codes / Karen Klein |
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There are no coincidences / Patrice Piretti -- Defining moments / Lisa Affatato -- Pearls / Sarah Burns -- He's coming / Mary DeLisle-Berry -- First night / Cortney Davis -- Whistle over the rainbow / Patricia Coates Kavanaugh -- The first patient / Anne Webster -- Combing her hair / Mary DeLisle-Berry -- It's heaven I see / Angela Posey-Arnold -- Fatal catheter / Patrick D. Colwell -- Carol / Geraldine Gorman -- Susie's story / Linda L. Lindeke -- The longest watch / Bonnie Jarvis-Lowe. |
| Summary |
An insightful look at how nurses from hospitals, private practices, and in-home health care deal with the death of their patients details the issues involved in dealing with end-of-life decisions, the grieving relatives who are left behind, and the impact it has had on them and their careers. |
| Subject |
Terminal care.
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Nursing.
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Attitude to Death. (DNLM)D001293
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Nursing Care -- psychology.
(DNLM)D009732Q000523
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Nurse-Patient Relations. (DNLM)D009723
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Terminal Care -- psychology.
(DNLM)D013727Q000523
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Nursing. (OCoLC)fst01041731
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Terminal care. (OCoLC)fst01147835
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| Genre/Form |
Personal Narrative. (DNLM)D062210
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| Added Author |
Sherman, Deborah Witt.
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| ISBN |
9781427798237 |
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1427798230 |
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