Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing

Remains the most comprehensive treatise on the art and science of palliative care nursing available.

Dr. Betty Rolling Ferrell and Dr. Judith A. Paice have invited 162 nursing experts to contribute 76 chapters addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs pertinent to the successful palliative care team. Organized within 7 Sections, this new edition covers the gamut of principles of care: from the time of initial diagnosis of a serious illness to the end of a patient's life and beyond.

This fifth edition features several new chapters, including chapters on advance care planning, organ donation, self-care, global palliative care, and the ethos of palliative nursing. Each chapter is rich with tables and figures, case examples for improved learning, and a strong evidence-based practice to support the highest quality of care. The book offers a valuable and practical resource for students and clinicians across all settings of care. The content is relevant for specialty hospice agencies and palliative care programs, as well as generalist knowledge for schools of nursing, oncology, critical care, and pediatric. Developed with the intention of emphasizing the need to extend palliative care beyond the specialty to be integrated in all settings and by all clinicians caring for the seriously ill, this new edition will continue to serve as the cornerstone of palliative care education.

Key Features:

• Addresses the practical aspects of nursing care including symptom assessment, patient teaching, family support, psychosocial aspects of palliation, and spiritual care in relation to a variety of care settings and patient populations
• Each chapter includes case examples and a strong evidence base to support the highest quality of care
• Highlights the nurse's vital role as part of an integrated palliative care team

New to this Edition:

• Features several new chapters, including chapters on advance care planning, organ donation, self-care, global palliative care, and the ethos of palliative nursing

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Ferrell, Betty Rolling; Paice, Judith A.

ISBN:

978-0-19-086237-4

Specialty:

• Home Care/Hospice
• Oncology
• Palliative Medicine
• Terminal Care Nursing

Language:

English

Edition:

5th

Pages:

936

Publication Year:

2015

Doody's Star Rating®:

Score:

94

Doody Core Title Score:

• 2.8 (Hospice & Palliative Care)

• JCO Precision Oncology