Palliative care nursing : caring for suffering patients / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin [and three others].

By:

Perrin, Kathleen Ouimet [author]

Contributor(s):

Sheehan, Caryn A.;Potter, Mertie L.;Kazanowski, Mary K [co-author;co-author;co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Sudbury, Massachusetts : Jone and Bartlett Learning, c2012Description: xiv, 356 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780763773847

Subject(s):

PALLIATIVE TREATMENT

LOC classification:

RT 87.T45 .P47 2012

Contents:

The nature of suffering and palliative care / Mary Kazanowski, Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Suffering in special populations / Mertie L. Potter -- Grieving and suffering / Mertie L. Potter -- Ethical responsibilities and issues in palliative care / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Suffering and palliative care at the end of life / Mary Kazanowski -- Acute and chronic pain as sources of suffering / Caryn A. Sheehan -- Spirituality and suffering / Mertie L. Potter, Sylvia Durette, and Mary Kazanowski -- The search for meaning in suffering / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- The nurse as witness to suffering / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- The role of healing and holistic nursing in palliation of suffering / Maureen Gaynor, Mary Kazanowski, and Mertie L. Potter -- Conveying comfort / Kathleen Ouimet Perrin -- Inspiring hope / Caryn A. Sheehan.

Summary: Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Suffering Patients explores the concept of suffering as it relates to nursing practice. This text helps practicing nurses and students define and recognize various aspects of suffering across the life span and within various patient populations while providing guidance in alleviating suffering. In addition, it examines spiritual and ethical perspectives on suffering and discusses how witnessing suffering impacts nurses' ability to assume the professional role. Further, the authors discuss ways nurses as witnesses to suffering can optimize their own coping skills and facilitate personal growth. Rich in case studies, pictures, and reflections on nursing practice and life experiences, Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Suffering Patients delves into key topics such as how to identify when a patient is suffering, whether they are coping, sources of coping facades, what to do to ease suffering, and how to convey the extent of suffering to members of the healthcare team. --Book Jacket.

Item type:

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Main General Circulation	Nursing	GC RT 87.T45 .P47 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000001428

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Suffering Patients explores the concept of suffering as it relates to nursing practice. This text helps practicing nurses and students define and recognize various aspects of suffering across the life span and within various patient populations while providing guidance in alleviating suffering. In addition, it examines spiritual and ethical perspectives on suffering and discusses how witnessing suffering impacts nurses' ability to assume the professional role. Further, the authors discuss ways nurses as witnesses to suffering can optimize their own coping skills and facilitate personal growth. Rich in case studies, pictures, and reflections on nursing practice and life experiences, Palliative Care Nursing: Caring for Suffering Patients delves into key topics such as how to identify when a patient is suffering, whether they are coping, sources of coping facades, what to do to ease suffering, and how to convey the extent of suffering to members of the healthcare team. --Book Jacket.

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