Dying : a transition /
A critical success in Europe, this book offers a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of resea...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2015]
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Colección: | End-of-life care.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | A critical success in Europe, this book offers a process-based, patient-centered approach to palliative care that substantiates an indication-oriented treatment and radical reconsideration of our transition to death. Drawing on decades of work with terminally ill cancer patients and a trove of research into near-death experiences, Monika Renz encourages practitioners to not only safeguard patients' dignity as they die but also take stock of their verbal, nonverbal, and metaphorical cues as they progress, helping to personalize treatment and realize a more peaceful death. Renz divides dying int. |
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Notas: | Translation from German. Translation of: Hinübergehen : was beim Sterben geschieht. 2014. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 164 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780231540230 023154023X |