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Compassionate person-centered care for the dying : an evidence-based palliative care guide for nurses / Bonnie Freeman

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Springer, [2015]Description: xix, 275 p. : illContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 978-0-8261-2247-6
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.02/9 23
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Book Högskolan Väst Övre plan / Upper floor 616.029 Freeman Available 6004300065915
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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