Nursing the Dying Patient: Caring in Different Contexts - Brossura

Costello, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0333980832 ISBN 13: 9780333980835

Casa editrice: Palgrave, 2004

Riassunto

This text introduces the reader to the key issues surrounding care of the dying patient, as well as highlighting the importance of context in the social management of dying. Written in a pragmatic style, it provides a foundation from which to consider the theoretical and practical concerns that are central to terminal care in institutional as well as community-based settings. Illustrated with case studies that demonstrate how the themes of the book can be applied in practice, this text encourages readers to reflect on research findings so that they are stimulated to formulate their own ideas about caring for dying patients.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

JOHN COSTELLO is a Lecturer in Palliative Care at the University of Manchester. He has research experience working for Macmillan Cancer Relief, UK and has published numerous articles on death, dying and bereavement.

Contenuti:

PART ONE: CARING IN A HOSPITAL CONTEXT
Nursing the Dying in Hospital: The Challenge to Care
Dying in Hospital: Issues in the Institutional Care of Terminally Ill Patients
The Hospital as a Controlling Context
PART TWO: CARING IN A HOSPICE CONTEXT
Death and Dying in a Hospice Context
Improving Care for Dying Patients in Hospital
PART THREE: CARING IN A RESIDENTIAL CARE CONTEXT
Life and Death in a Nursing Home
Living and Dying in a Residential Care Setting
PART FOUR: CARING IN A COMMUNITY SETTING
Death and Dying in the Community
Caring for the Dying in Post-Modern Society
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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Palgrave
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0333980832
• ISBN 13: 9780333980835
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248