Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing

Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing

Edited by Constance Dahlin, Patrick Coyne, and Betty Ferrell

Abstract

The Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is a companion guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing, the first text devoted to advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. Each chapter of this pocket guide presents point-of-care guidance on palliative care issues for quick reference in daily practice. Edited by leaders in the field, this handbook provides consistency in the nursing process from assessment to management and evaluation of symptoms and various clinical situations. The Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing contains clinical pearls developed from the textbook and practical tools on pain and symptom assessment, functional status, and communication, making it an ideal resource for practicing advanced practice nurses.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Mar 2017

Print ISBN-13:: 9780190204709

Published online:: Mar 2017

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780190204709.001.0001

Authors

Constance Dahlin, editor Director of Professional Practice, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Palliative Nurse Practitioner, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA

Patrick Coyne, editor Director of Palliative Care, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Betty Ferrell, editor Professor and Director of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA

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Front Matter
Chapter 1 Pain Judith A. Paice
Chapter 2 Dyspnea Kathleen Broglio
Chapter 3 Bowel Symptoms: Constipation, Diarrhea, and Obstruction Kimberly Chow and Lauren Koranteng
Chapter 4 Challenging Symptoms: Dry Mouth, Hiccups, Fevers, Pruritus, and Sleep Disorders Barton T. Bobb and Devon Fletcher
Chapter 5 Nausea and Vomiting Maureen Lynch
Chapter 6 Anxiety Maria Gatto, Patricia Thomas, and Ann Berger
Chapter 7 Delirium Peggy S. Burhenn
Chapter 8 Depression and Suicide John D. Chovan
Chapter 9 Palliative Emergencies Marcia J. Buckley and Ann Syrett
Chapter 10 Discontinuation of Life-Sustaining Therapies Kathy Plakovic
Chapter 11 Withdrawal of Cardiology Technology Patricia Maani Fogelman and Janine A. Gerringer
Chapter 12 Withdrawal of Respiratory Technology Beth Wagner
Chapter 13 Palliative Sedation Peg Nelson
Chapter 14 Pediatric Palliative Care Across the Continuum Vanessa Battista and Gina Santucci
Chapter 15 Palliative Care of the Geriatric Patient Phyllis B. Whitehead
End Matter
- Index

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Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing

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