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Physical aspects of care. Nutritional, dermatologic, neurologic, and other 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. 3. |
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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 centre of the palliative care team across settings and populations. The third volume in the 'HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals' series, this book provides an overview of the principles of symptom assessment and management for symptoms including: fatigue, anorexia and cachexia, artificial nutrition and hydration, urinary tract disorders, lymphedema, skin disorders such as pressure ulcers, wounds, fistulas, and stomas, pruritus, fever, sweats, neurological disorders, anxiety and depression, and insomnia. |
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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 Series are encouraged to use the Textbook as an additional resource."--Preface. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190244347 0190244348 |