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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787341303321

Autore

Freeman Bonnie (Bonnie J.)

Titolo

Compassionate person-centered care for the dying : an evidence-based palliative care guide for nurses / / Bonnie Freeman, DNP, ANP, RN, ACHPN

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-8261-2248-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Disciplina

616.02/9

Soggetti

Hospice care

Evidence-based nursing

Palliative treatment

Patient-centered health care

Terminal care

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

Introduction to the CARES tool -- History of caring for the dying -- Goals and objectives when caring for the dying -- Establishing care of the dying as an acute event -- Identifying most common symptom management needs of the dying -- CARES tool: organization and considerations -- Comfort -- Airway -- Restlessness and delirium -- Emotional and spiritual care -- Self-care -- Foundational nursing theories -- Importance of advocacy -- Achieving compassionate communication -- Promoting a peaceful death -- Case studies -- Changing a culture -- Translating current literature into evidence-based practice: the role of the DNP -- A nursing model for care of the dying -- Versions and influence of the CARES tool -- Preserving hope -- Knowledge translation for effecting practice change / Margaret Fitch -- Leading change : stories and perspectives / Tracey Das Gupta -- Summary of Steven's peaceful death -- Recommended learning resources for care of the dying.

Sommario/riassunto

A milestone resource for palliative care nurses that facilitates evidence-based compassionate and humanistic care of the dying   "" a valuable



contribution to the evolving field of palliative nursing care. It is coauthored by a model for this field, Bonnie Freeman, and brings to the bedside what her practice embodies - evidence-based clinically expert care...The CARES tool is a long-needed resource and we are all grateful to the authors for moving their passion to paper. It will touch the lives and deaths of patients, families and the nurses who care for them.""       - Betty Ferrell, PhD, R