Students and newly qualified staff make up much of the workforce delivering end-of-life care but, because end-of-life care can be both technically challenging and emotionally demanding, it is an aspect of nursing that can cause considerable anxiety.
This very accessible, straightforward book helps to allay those concerns and enables pre-registration students to prepare confidently for the challenges they will face when they are caring for dying patients and supporting their families. Each chapter is based on a different and realistic scenario – reflecting a range of circumstances – to demonstrate the essential generic knowledge and skills they need to develop, and draws out the important practical and theoretical issues students should consider and address if patients and their families are to receive the best possible care.
Written by two experienced palliative care lecturer/practitioners, and mapping closely to the NMC′s 2010 domains, the book is tailored to the needs of student nurses working with adult patients. It explores the importance of their role in end-of-life care and how this interfaces with the roles of other multidisciplinary professionals involved in the care of their patients. It will also be helpful to students of other health-care professions and support newly-qualified health-care professionals working in adult health.
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End of Life Care – A Historical Perspective
Assessing Holistic Needs
Responding to Questions about the End of Life
Making Difficult Decisions Using Ethical and Legal Frameworks
Calling in the Palliative Care Team
Managing Physical Symptoms
Discharging Patients Approaching the End of Life
Knowing When a Patient Is in the Last Days of Life
Care after Death
Sudden or Unexpected Death
Supporting Family and Friends
Resolving My Own Feelings after a Patient Has Died
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