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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459483403321

Autore

Keegan Lynn

Titolo

End of life [[electronic resource] ] : nursing solutions for death with dignity / / Lynn Keegan, Carole Ann Drick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2010

ISBN

1-78268-132-9

1-282-84961-1

9786612849619

0-8261-0760-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DrickCarole Ann

Disciplina

616/.029

Soggetti

Hospice nurses

Terminal care

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword by Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Foreword by Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1 Why People Die; Chapter 2 Death with Dignity; Chapter 3 A Place for Death with Dignity: The Golden Room; Chapter 4 End-of-Life Issues; Chapter 5 End-of-Life Costs of Care; Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Issues; PART II: THEORY AND PRACTICE; Chapter 7 Theoretical Frameworks; Chapter 8 Letting Go: The Body's Shutdown Process; Chapter 9 Changing the Consciousness around Death and Dying; Chapter 10 Spiritual Perspectives

Chapter 11 Palliative Care to Hospice to the Golden RoomPART III: IMPLEMENTATION STEPS; Chapter 12 Guide to Implementing the Golden Room Concept with Health Professionals; Chapter 13 Creating a Plan or Proposal; Chapter 14 Preparing for the Future; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This professional clinical guide presents nursing administrators and critical care nurses in acute care agencies, nursing homes, and hospice and palliative care settings with detailed implementation strategies for accommodating dying persons and their loved ones as they make the transition from physical life. Written by nurses for nurses, the text



promotes compassionate end-of-life care and provides a roadmap to changing the death experience of patients and their families into one that is peaceful, personal, and dignified. Experienced and respected nursing professionals Drs. Lynn Keegan and Ca