Community palliative care [[electronic resource] ] : the role of the clinical nurse specialist / / Alexandra M. Aitken

• Autore: Aitken Alexandra M
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex, : Blackwell, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.029; 616/.029
• Soggetto topico: Palliative treatment; Terminal care; Community health nursing; Hospice nurses
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Community palliative care
• ISBN: 1-282-37107-X; 9786612371073; 1-4443-1222-7; 1-4443-1221-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139962903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II