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Physical aspects of care : pain and gastrointestinal symptoms /
Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost effective care. Palliative care is also characterized by a strong interdisciplinary approach. Nurses are...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | HPNA palliative nursing manuals ;
v. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost effective care. Palliative care is also characterized by a strong interdisciplinary approach. Nurses are at the center of the palliative care team across settings and populations. The second volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Series, Physical Aspects of Care: Pain, Nausea and Vomiting, Fatigue and Bowel Management, provides an overview of the principles of symptom assessment and management for symptoms, including pain, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, obstruction, and ascites. |
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| Notas: | "Content for this series was derived primarily from the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (4th edition, 2015), edited by Betty R. Ferrell, Nessa Coyle, Judith A. Paice. The Textbook contains more extensive content and references so users of this Palliative Nursing Manual are encouraged to use the Textbook as an additional resource"--Preface |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 148 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190239459 019023945X |