When Someone Dies: A Practical Guide to Holistic Care at the End of Life, 1e - Softcover

Cooke B.Sc, Hannah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750640944 ISBN 13: 9780750640947

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000

Synopsis

This book presents clear and sensitive guidance for nurses and health care professionals on all aspects of dealing with patient deaths. Advice ranges from coping with your own emotions and those of relatives, to all the practical arrangements which have to be made. It includes advice on sitting with dying people, lists of services offering help and counselling, and facts for every situation - when to call the coroner, organ donation, wills, and how death is viewed by people of different faiths.

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Review

"...a simple easy-to-access fund of information and addresses [...] The final chapter on different religions and beliefs is particularly interesting and informative. [...] Overall this book is well written and easy to read. [...] ...a worth-while addition to any medical library."Physiotherapy
and practical advice on caring for the bereaved [...] This book will sit comfortably in any clinical area and is an extemely useful guide to the practical issues of caring for people at the end of their lives."Nursing Standard

From the Publisher

This new book by Hannah Cooke links all these areas to provide practical support and advice on areas such as choices of treatment (including the use of complementary therapies), pain control, counselling and religious beliefs. There is also a section on the care of the bereaved with a list of helpful organisations that can be contacted.'When Someone Dies' will help nurses and other healthcare professionals implement a partnership of care that will ensure that their patients live until they die.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750640944
• ISBN 13: 9780750640947
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 198