- Chapter 6 Pain assessment
- Chapter 7 Pain at the end of life
- Chapter 8 Fatigue
- Chapter 9 Anorexia and cachexia
- Chapter 10 Nausea and vomiting
- Chapter 11 Dysphagia, xerostomia, and hiccups
- Chapter 12 Bowel management
- Chapter 13 Artificial nutrition and hydration
- Chapter 14 Dyspnea, terminal secretions, and cough
- Chapter 15 Urinary tract disorders
- Chapter 16 Lymphedema management
- Chapter 17A Skin disorders
- Chapter 17B Skin disorders
- Chapter 18 Pruritis, fever, and sweats
- Chapter 19 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 20 Anxiety and depression
- Chapter 21 Delirium, confusion, agitation, and restlessness
- Chapter 22 Insomnia
- Chapter 23 Sexuality
- Chapter 24 Urgent syndromes at the end of life
- Chapter 25 Sedation for refractory symptoms
- Chapter 26 Complementary and alternative therapies in palliative care
- Chapter 27 Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies
(p. 440) Sedation for refractory symptoms
- Chapter:
- (p. 440) Sedation for refractory symptoms
- Author(s):
Patti Knight
, Laura A. Espinosa
, and Bonnie Freeman
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199332342.003.0026
This chapter explores the use of palliative sedation in the hospital setting. It presents case studies involving palliative sedation, discusses several definitions of palliative sedation, frequency of palliative sedation, reasons for palliative sedation, medications used, guidelines for nursing care, time-to-death issues, ethical considerations, informed consent, and the role of the nurse-caregiver.
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- Chapter 6 Pain assessment
- Chapter 7 Pain at the end of life
- Chapter 8 Fatigue
- Chapter 9 Anorexia and cachexia
- Chapter 10 Nausea and vomiting
- Chapter 11 Dysphagia, xerostomia, and hiccups
- Chapter 12 Bowel management
- Chapter 13 Artificial nutrition and hydration
- Chapter 14 Dyspnea, terminal secretions, and cough
- Chapter 15 Urinary tract disorders
- Chapter 16 Lymphedema management
- Chapter 17A Skin disorders
- Chapter 17B Skin disorders
- Chapter 18 Pruritis, fever, and sweats
- Chapter 19 Neurological disorders
- Chapter 20 Anxiety and depression
- Chapter 21 Delirium, confusion, agitation, and restlessness
- Chapter 22 Insomnia
- Chapter 23 Sexuality
- Chapter 24 Urgent syndromes at the end of life
- Chapter 25 Sedation for refractory symptoms
- Chapter 26 Complementary and alternative therapies in palliative care
- Chapter 27 Withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies