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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877754603321

Autore

Aitken Alexandra M

Titolo

Community palliative care : the role of the clinical nurse specialist / / Alexandra M. Aitken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell, c2009

ISBN

1-282-37107-X

9786612371073

1-4443-1222-7

1-4443-1221-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

616/.029

Soggetti

Palliative treatment

Terminal care

Community health nursing

Hospice nurses

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

Community Palliative Care; Introduction; Section IProfessionals; 1 Community Palliative Care: The Team; 2 The Role of the Community PalliativeCare Clinical Nurse Specialist; Section IIPatients; 3 Living with a Life-Threatening Illness; 4 Life at Home; 5 Dying at Home: The Emotional Journey; 6 Dying at Home: Addressing thePractical Needs; Section IIICarers; 7 What Do Carers Do?; 8 Loss and Bereavement; 9 And Finally; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Community Palliative Care examines the complex support and information needs of seriously ill patients and their families and will encompass not only the patient's journey, but that of the family during the illness trajectory and into the bereavement period. The text is divided into three sections- professionals, patients and carers. The first section discusses the roles and contributions made by other members of the primary health care team and examines the role of the nurse. Section two explores the psychosocial support needed by patients receiving palliative care, and looks a