Research Catalog

Title

Palliative care nursing at a glance / edited by Christine Ingleton, Philip Larkin.

Publication

• Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.
• ©2015

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ingleton, Christine
• Larkin, Philip (Philip Joseph)

Description

xiv, 133 pages; 28 cm.

Summary

Palliative Care Nursing at a Glance Is the perfect companion for nursing students, health and social care practitioners, and all those involved in palliative care delivery, both in the clinical and home setting. Written by an expert team of academics, nurses, educators and researchers, It provides a concise and easy-to-read overview of all the concepts and clinical decision-making skills necessary for the provision of good-quality palliative and end-of-life care.

Series Statement

At a glance series

Uniform Title

At a glance series (Oxford, England)

Subject

• Hospice care
• Palliative treatment
• Terminal care
• Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
• Terminal Care
• Hospice Care
• Palliative Care
• Terminal care
• Hospice care
• Palliative treatment

Genre/Form

• Handbook
• manuals (instructional materials)
• handbooks.
• Handbooks and manuals
• Handbooks and manuals.
• Guides et manuels.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Introduction -- 1. Setting the scene / Christine Ingleton -- 2. Managing the needs of family caregivers / Philip J. Larkin -- 3. Principles of effective communication / Martyn Geary -- 4. Advance care planning / Christine Ingleton -- 5. Delivering palliative approaches in different care contexts / Christine Ingleton -- 6. Integrated care pathways / Christine Ingleton -- pt. 2 Clinical applications -- 7. Principles of symptom management / Philip J. Larkin -- 8. Best practice in pain management / Pat Schofield -- 9. Managing pain / Pat Schofield -- 10.Complex pain problems and treatment challenges / Pat Schofield -- 11. Managing nausea and vomiting / Jackie Robinson -- 12. Managing constipation / Philip J. Larkin -- 13. Understanding depression / Mari Lloyd-Williams -- 14. Understanding delirium and confusion / Katie Marchington -- 15. Managing myoclonus, tremors and muscle spasms / Jackie Robinson -- 16. Managing Iymphoedema / Loma Malcolm.
• Note continued: 17. Managing hypercalcaemia of malignancy / Geraldine Tracey -- 18. Assessing and managing oral hygiene / Philip J. Larkin -- 19. Caring for people with dysphagia / Philip J. Larkin -- 20. Managing breathlessness / Liz Darlison -- 21. Cough and haemoptysis / Jackie Robinson -- 22. Explaining and exploring cachexia, anorexia and fatigue / Cathy Payne -- 23. Continual subcutaneous infusion: using a syringe pump / Philip J. Larkin -- 24. Emergencies: superior vena cava obstruction / Joanna De Souza -- 25. Emergencies: haemorrhage / Joanna De Souza -- 26. Emergencies: malignant spinal cord compression / Joanna De Souza -- 27. Chemotherapy / Clare Warnock -- 28. Radiotherapy / Clare Warnock -- pt. 3 Palliative care for all -- 29. Palliative care approaches in heart failure / Sarah Human -- 30. Palliative care approaches to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Clare McVeigh -- 31. Palliative care approaches in motor neurone disease / David Oliver.
• Note continued: 32. Palliative care approaches for people receiving dialysis / Helen Noble -- 33. Palliative care approaches for people with progressive kidney disease: a non-dialytic pathway / Rachel Lewis -- 34. Care of the patient following a stroke / Tony Ryan -- 35. Principles of palliative care for older people / Paula Smith -- 36. Care of the person with dementia / Tony Ryan -- 37. Care for people with mental illness / Ann Sheridan -- 38. Care for people with learning disabilities / Dorry McLaughlin -- 39. Care for the homeless person / Brian Nyatanga -- 40. Care for people in prison / Marian Peacock -- pt. 4 Professional roles in palliative care -- 41. Understanding rehabilitation in palliative care / Cathy Payne -- 42. The social worker / Niamh Finucane -- 43. The occupational therapist / Deirdre Rowe -- 44. The physiotherapist / Helena Talbot-Rice -- 45.Complementary and supportive therapy / Philip J. Larkin -- 46. The clinical nurse specialist / Liz Bryan.
• Note continued: 47. The advanced nurse practitioner / Geraldine Tracey -- 48. The nurse consultant / Jo Hockley -- 43. The chaplain / Mark Cobb -- 50. The medical consultant / Bill Noble -- pt. 5 Ethical challenges in palliative care practice -- 51. Stress in palliative care nursing / Liz Bryan -- 52. Responses to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide / Joanna De Souza -- 53. Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining care / Joanna De Souza -- 54. Recognising and planning for the terminal phase of life / Pauline Ui Dhuibhir -- pt. 6 Managing end-of Life care -- 55. Changing goals of care at the end of life / Deborah Hayden -- 56. Managing respiratory secretions at the end of life / Jackie Robinson -- 57. Care at the moment of death / Michael Connolly -- 58. Spiritual perspectives at the end of life / Mark Cobb -- 59. Bereavement / Pam Firth.

ISBN

• 9781118759219
• 1118759214

LCCN

2015024796

OCLC

• ocn911834521
• 911834521
• SCSB-1844138

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library