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Shows how hospice can provide an opportunity to find comfort, companionship, and peace before death for terminally ill patients and their families. The program sheds light on the decision-making process of the doctors, nurses, chaplains, social workers, and volunteers involved in the hospice.

Gives instructions about safe practices for preventing sudden infant death during sleep. Film is in varying versions, according to language and duration.

Intended as a textbook for those starting out in the field, this collection covers such topics as the historical development of hospice and palliative care; financial and institutional concerns; communication, ethical, and legal concerns; spiritual care; general medical issues; pain management; cultural competence; grief and bereavement; and other issues. The editors all have experience in the field in a variety of New Mexico institutions. Annotation...

"This groundbreaking reference for palliative care nurses is the first to provide realistic and achievable evidence-based methods for incorporating compassionate and humanistic care of the dying into current standards of practice. It builds on the author's research-based CARES Tool, a reference that synthesizes five key elements demonstrated to enable a peaceful death as free from suffering as possible: Comfort, Airway Management, Management of Restlessness...

A basic primer for nurses on how to care for patients at the end-of-life. This book is a guide to understanding the needs of both patients and families and the important role nursing plays in addressing those needs providing the reader with a framework that defines the nursing role in terms of the skilled clinician, the advocate and the guide. This updated edition provides readers with new content specifically on chronic illness and dementia. -- from...

As end-of-life care needs increase, so does the need to ensure nursing competency in such care. This publication addresses the specifics of both the general and advanced practice levels of these linked specialties. Hospice and palliative nurses provide a full range of services (including physical, psychosocial, and spiritual/existential care) in a variety of settings. This publication applies to all hospice and palliative nurses who provide care and...

In the early 1970s, an unusual boy captivated the nation. Now, decades later, his story continues to unfold in remarkable ways.

"For patients and their loved ones, no care decisions are more profound than those made near the end of life. Unfortunately, the experience of dying in the United States is often characterized by fragmented care, inadequate treatment of distressing symptoms, frequent transitions among care settings, and enormous care responsibilities for families. According to this report, the current health care system of rendering more intensive services than are...

In his book How Doctors Think, Dr. Jerome Groopman provides insight onthe thought processesbehind decisions that doctors make and explores the important relationship between doctor and patient. In this interview, Groopman discusses why he wrote the book, the prevalence of misdiagnosis, and more.

Provides advice for parents of children ages five and under, discussing how to prepare for a new baby, childbirth, basic care, feeding, growth and development, behavior and safety issues, and other topics; and features an encyclopedic guide to recognizing and solving health problems.