Palliative Nursing is an evidence-based practical guide for nurses working inareas of practice where general palliative care is provided. This may be in hospitals, nursing homes, dementia units, the community and any other clinical areas which are not classified as specialist palliative care.This book first explores the history and ethos of palliative care, and then looks at palliativenursing across various care settings. It then looks at palliative nursing care for people with specific illnesses, including heart failure, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and neurological conditions. Palliative care for children and young people is discussed, and then the book finallylooks at education and research in palliative nursing. Palliative Nursing will be essential reading for all nurses working with palliative care patients ina non specialist role, i.e. in hospitals, primary care and nursing homes, as well as nursing students.
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-6997-4
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 27/04/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés