End of Life Care Issues - Softcover

Farb, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594912319 ISBN 13: 9781594912313

Publisher: UniversityOfHealthCare, 2006

Synopsis

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Synopsis

Thistitle contains a book & CD-ROM. Understanding the psychological, social, and spiritual needs at the end of life is crucial for today's health care providers. The goal of "End of Life Care Issues" is to provide an overview of end-of-life care, with an emphasis on the team approach to care; providing compassionate hospice and palliative care; understanding ethical issues; meeting psychological, social, and spiritual needs; addressing cultural considerations; managing symptoms effectively; and using complementary and alternative therapies in end-of-life care. It covers in depth areas such as pain management, death and dying, and physiologic changes. It is broken down into several modules, each with its own testing and nursing CE credits. The course has a total of 26 nationally recognised ANCC contact hour credits available.

Edition details

• Publisher: UniversityOfHealthCare
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594912319
• ISBN 13: 9781594912313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226