Care of the Dying and Deceased Patient : A Practical Guide for NursesISBN: 978-1-4051-8339-0
Paperback
264 pages
December 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
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Foreword.
Contributors.
Chapter 1 Care of the dying patient: a guide for nurses (Dan Higgins).
Chapter 2 Symptom control at the end of life (Louisa Hunwick, Shareen Juwle and Glen Mitchell).
Chapter 3 Do not attempt resuscitation decisions (Elaine Walton and Philip Jevon).
Chapter 4 Ethical issues (Fiona Foxall).
Chapter 5 Complementary therapies in palliative care (Rachel McGuinness).
Chapter 6 Relatives witnessing resuscitation (Melanie Humphreys).
Chapter 7 Organ donation (Rachel Hodge and Liz Armstrong).
Chapter 8 Breaking bad news (Dan Higgins).
Chapter 9 Last offices (Dan Higgins).
Chapter 10 Legal issues of death (Richard Griffith).
Chapter 11 Post mortems and inquests (Cassam Tengnah).
Chapter 12 Record keeping (Philip Jevon).
Index.