The 1994-95 Guide to the Nation's Hospices
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,97 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Hospice care
ISBN : 9780931207242
Hospice and Palliative Care
Author : Virginia F. Sendor
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780810833081
Book Description
Addresses many commonly expressed concerns of terminally ill patients and their families. Explains what hospice and palliative care is and the services offered to patients and families.
Aging, Autonomy, and Architecture
Author : Benyamin Schwarz
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780801860331
Book Description
Examines various aspects of the design and function of aged care assisted living facilities. Includes the needs of people with dementia and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Hospice
Author : Stephen R. Connor
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781560325123
Book Description
Written as an introduction for professionals, this book gives the reader an overall grasp of how hospice care is practised, the challenges hospices currently face, and the direction the movement is taking. The author claims that in spite of expansion, people are not aware of the work of hospices.
Manual of Gerontologic Nursing
Author : Charlotte Eliopoulos
Publisher :
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 39,45 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323001779
Book Description
A practical accessible reference--now brought completely up to date. This bestselling manual covers all problems related to gerontologic nursing care within the nursing diagnosis framework.
The Post-Soviet Handbook
Author : M. Holt Ruffin
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 15,39 MB
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0295741279
Book Description
Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources
Innovations in Hospice Architecture
Author : Stephen Verderber
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,90 MB
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1134338287
Book Description
Providing much-needed focus on hospice projects in the context of unprecedented rates of societal ageing, this new reference book presents an overview of major recent developments in this rapidly evolving building type. The authors present an overview of the historical origins of the contemporary hospice and the diverse variations on the basic premise of hospice care, and offer a series of case studies of exemplary hospices. The most innovative work in this area over the past decade has been in Japan, the US, Canada and the UK, and the authors describe and analyze examples both as individual projects and as comparable yet differing approaches. Hospice Architecture will be essential reading for anyone involved in the planning, design and construction of hospices.
Hospice Concepts
Author : Shirley Ann Smith
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 47,14 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Hospice Care
ISBN :
Book Description
A comprehensive yet succinct overview of hospice care. The book covers everything from hospice philosophy to Medicare regulations, from criteria for determining prognosis to dealing with grief and bereavement. Recommendations focus on identifying and limiting futile treatments; on pursuing opportunities to better understand the pathophysiology of physical and emotional symptoms in patients with life-threatening illness; and on providing reliable, effective, and humane care at this point in the normal cycle of life. Ideal for orientation of new hospice or palliative care staff. The book is useful for self-study and group training or as a text for related college courses. Chapter tests and answer keys are included in two appendixes.
Freedom to Die
Author : Derek Humphrey
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 1998-09-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 0312194153
Book Description
Explores the evolution of the right-to-die movement from the perspective of American social history and to examine the controversies and ethical framework of the movement.
Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Author : Sriram Yennurajalingam
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 17,40 MB
Release : 2012-07-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199701687
Book Description
This handbook provides an easily navigable source of information about the day-to-day management of patients requiring palliative and hospice care. Succinct, evidence-based, topically focused content is supplemented by extensive tables and algorithms. The table of contents and balance of coverage follows the core curriculum of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, thus meeting the educational and clinical information needs of students, residents, fellows, and nurse practitioners. An expert team of clinicians, led by world renowned Eduardo Bruera, address approach to care; psychosocial and spiritual issues; impending death; grief and bereavement; assessment and management of pain; management of non-pain symptoms such as nausea, dyspnea, depression, insomnia, and bleeding; communication and team work; and ethical and legal decision making.
