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Palliative Care: An Integrated Approach
Jenny Buckley
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Description for Palliative Care: An Integrated Approach
Paperback. Aspects include psychosocial, spiritual and physical needs of the patient. Care and treatment are considered in a multidisciplinary and complementary way. Patient centered coverage considers treatment and care of the dying in all settings in major diseases. A highly integrated approach to pain and symptom control, including complementary therapies. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MMC; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 688.
This evidence-based text brings together the theory and practice of palliative care. It examines at all aspects of palliative care i.e. psycho social, spiritual and physical in a highly practical way. The evidence base for cancer care has been developed within the Hospice Movement over the past 50 years and, in the main, it transfers across to patients dying of diseases other than cancer. The book addresses the palliative needs of any patient with any disease in any care setting, which gives it a generic approach. This is in line with current government directives. Contributions to care and treatment are ... Read more
This evidence-based text brings together the theory and practice of palliative care. It examines at all aspects of palliative care i.e. psycho social, spiritual and physical in a highly practical way. The evidence base for cancer care has been developed within the Hospice Movement over the past 50 years and, in the main, it transfers across to patients dying of diseases other than cancer. The book addresses the palliative needs of any patient with any disease in any care setting, which gives it a generic approach. This is in line with current government directives. Contributions to care and treatment are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470058855
SKU
V9780470058855
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Jenny Buckley
Jenny Buckley is Head of Education at St Wilfrid's Hospice.
Reviews for Palliative Care: An Integrated Approach
“However, I have found myself referring to this book in recent months far more than some of the bigger, more established, textbooks – and if the measure of a good book is how well-thumbed the pages become, then the author is on to a winner. (European Journal of Palliative Care, 2010) "The author's warmth, enthusiasm and concern for ... Read more