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Palliative care nursing : quality care to the end of life /

"This textbook has ... introduced concepts and methods of education which [help] to move palliative nursing forward as an evidenced based practice of whole person care."--Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN. Research Scientist (From the Foreword). Palliative care is a philosophy of caregiving that in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Matzo, Marianne, Sherman, Deborah Witt
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2010.
Edición:3rd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This textbook has ... introduced concepts and methods of education which [help] to move palliative nursing forward as an evidenced based practice of whole person care."--Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN. Research Scientist (From the Foreword). Palliative care is a philosophy of caregiving that integrates disease modification with supportive, compassionate therapies for patients at the end of life. Palliative care nurses are responsible for alleviating pain and other physical symptoms-along with satisfying the emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients who are facing life-
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 576 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826157928
0826157920