The Hospice Companion

Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Care of Advanced Illness

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

The Hospice Companion is a guide to the processes of care during the intensive, interpersonal experiences of hospice work. This resource highlights the mission and values of modern-day hospice through the individual and combined efforts of the field's most valuable asset, the hospice professional. This easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses allows for personal and professional growth and a deeply gratifying sense of accomplishment as they proceed in the all-important work of caring for the dying. The fourth edition of The Hospice Companion features a thoroughly current guide to clinical processes and symptom management, providing hospice professionals with a concise summary of changes that have influenced clinical practice over the last several years.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-07
Mått:127 x 201 x 18 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Upplaga:4
Förlag:OUP USA
Medarbetare:Fine,PerryG.
ISBN:9780197534052

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Palliativ medicin inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Dr. Perry G. Fine is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, University of Utah, where he serves on the faculty of the Division of Pain Medicine and the Pain Research Center, and he is an attending physician in the Pain Management Center.

Innehållsförteckning

1. General ProcessesPalliative Care at the End of Life: Blending Structure and FunctionThe Interdisciplinary Team (IDT)Documentation 2. Personal, Social, and Environmental ProcessesAbuse in the HomeAdvance Care Planning and Directives for Health-Care InterventionsChanges in Body Image and Loss of IndependenceChanges in Family DynamicsCompleting Worldly Business and Life ClosureControlled Substances: Misuse and AbuseCultural Differences: Respect, Understanding, and Adapting CareDenialGrief ReactionsLiving Environment, Finances, and Support SystemsBasic Home SafetySuicide: Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Coping If It Happens 3. Clinical Processes and Symptom ManagementAgitation and AnxietyAir Hunger (Dyspnea)Anorexia and CachexiaBelching and Burping (Eructation)Bleeding, Draining, and Malodorous LesionsConfusion/DeliriumConstipationCoughingDepressionDiarrhea and Anorectal ProblemsDysphagia and Oropharyngeal ProblemsEdema: Peripheral Edema, Ascites, and LymphedemaFatigue, Weakness (Aesthenia), and Excessive SedationFever, Flushing, and DiaphoresisHiccups (Singultus)Imminent DeathInsomnia and Nocturnal RestlessnessNausea and VomitingPainPruritusSeizuresSkeletal Muscle and Bladder SpasmsSkin Breakdown: Prevention and TreatmentUrinary ProblemsXerostomia (Dry Mouth) 4. AppendicesAppendix 1: Ketamine ProtocolAppendix 2: Clinical/Functional Assessment and StagingAppendix 3: Lidocaine Infusions for Refractory Neuropathic PainAppendix 4: Cannabis and Cannabinoids