Advanced practice palliative nursing / edited by Constance Dahlin, Patrick Coyne and Betty Rolling Ferrell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Part One The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; 1 History of the Advanced Practice Role in Palliative Nursing; 2 Fundamental Skills and Education for the Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; 3 Credentialing, Certification, and Scope of Practice Issues for the Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; 4 Reimbursement for the Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; 5 Data Utilization for the Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Part Two The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse across Healthcare SettingsSECTION A The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Acute Care Setting; 6 Palliative Care in the Emergency Department; 7 Palliative Care in the Intensive Care Unit Setting; 8 Palliative Care in the Medical, Surgical, and Geriatric Patient Care Unit; 9 Palliative Care in the Oncology Unit; 10 Palliative Care in the Cardiac Specialty Unit; 11 Palliative Care in the Solid Organ Transplant Unit; SECTION B The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Ambulatory Care Setting. 12 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Outpatient Palliative Cancer Care13 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Palliative Care Clinic; 14 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Primary Care; 15 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Geriatric Outpatient Setting; 16 The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Specialty Outpatient Setting; SECTION C The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Community; 17 The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Within a Hospice Organization; 18 The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Hospice. 19 The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Home Setting20 The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home; 21 The Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Rehabilitation Setting; 22 Palliative and Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Access and Delivery; Part Three Pain and Symptom Management for the Palliative Advanced Practice Registered Nurse; SECTION A Physical Symptoms; 23 Pain; 24 Dyspnea; 25 Bowel Symptoms: Constipation, Diarrhea, and Obstruction; 26 Anorexia and Cachexia; 27 Cough. 28 Challenging Symptoms: Dry Mouth, Hiccups, Fevers, Pruritus, and Sleep Disorders29 Fatigue; 30 Nausea and Vomiting; Section B: Psychological/Psychiatric Symptoms; 31 Anxiety; 32 Delirium; 33 Depression and Suicide; 34 Dual Diagnosis and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; 35 Grief and Bereavement; 36 Symptom Clusters in Various Solid Tumors and Hematologic Malignancies; 37 Palliative Emergencies; Part Four Communication; 38 Introducing Palliative Care; 39 Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives, Medical Order Sets, and Surrogate Decision Making; 40 Family Meetings.

Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is a comprehensive resource that addresses all aspects of palliative care, providing advanced practice content and practical reference for clinical practice across all settings.