Case studies in palliative and end-of-life care /
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Ames, Iowa :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012.
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| Series: | Case studies in nursing
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Table of Contents:
- section 1. Communication case studies. Communicating about a progressive diagnosis and prognosis / Julia A. Walch
- Diagnosis/prognosis uncomplicated death at home / Constance Dahlin
- Accommodating religiosity and spirituality in medical decision-making / Jennifer Gentry
- Discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation when it may be useful / Kelli Gershon
- Discussing CPR when it is a non-beneficial intervention / Judy Passaglia
- Discussing brain death, organ donation, and donation after cardiac death / Christine Westphal and Rebecca Williams
- Discussing physiological futility / Judy C. Wheeler
- Wounded families: decision-making in the setting of stressed coping and maladaptive behaviors in health crisis / Kerstin McSteen
- Notification of an expected death / Peg Nelson
- Death notification after unexpected death / Garrett K. Chan.
- section 2. Symptom management case studies. Pain: cancer in the home / Constance Dahlin
- Treating an acute, severe, cancer pain exacerbation / Patrick J. Coyne
- Pain and advanced heart failure / Margaret L. Campbell
- Dyspnea and advanced COPD / Margaret L. Campbell
- Dyspnea and heart failure / Garrett K. Chan
- Treating dyspnea during ventilator withdrawal / Margaret L. Campbell
- Cough associated with COPD and lung cancer / Peg Nelson
- Hiccups and advanced illness / Marian Grant
- Treating nausea associated with advanced cancer / Judy C. Wheeler
- Nausea associated with bowel obstruction / Terri L. Maxwell
- Nausea related to uremia, dialysis cessation / Linda M. Gorman
- Opioid-induced pruritus / Richelle Nugent Hooper / Pruritus in end-stage renal disease / Linda M. Gorman
- Opioid-induced constipation / Grace Cullen Oligario
- Depression in advanced disease / Todd Hultman
- Treating anxiety / Darrell Owens
- Terminal secretions / Terri L. Maxwell
- Fungating wounds and the palliative care patient / Laura C. Harmon
- Pressure ulcer care in palliative care / Laura C. Harmon
- Treating ascites / Darrell Owens
- Delirium management in palliative care / Kerstin McSteen.
- section 3. Family care case studies. Caring for the family expecting a loss / Patricia A. Murphy and David M. Price
- Anticipatory grief and the dysfunctional family / Rita J. DiBiase
- Acute and uncomplicated grief after an expected death / Rita J. DiBiase
- Bereavement after unexpected death / Garrett K. Chan
- Complicated grief / Rita J. DiBiase.