Palliative care nursing at a glance [E-Book]

Setting the scene -- Managing the needs of family caregivers -- Principles of effective communication -- Advance care planning -- Delivering palliative approaches in different care contexts -- Integrated care pathways -- Principles of symptom management -- Best practice in pain management -- Managing pain --: Complex pain problems and treatment challenges -- Managing nausea and vomiting -- Managing constipation -- Understanding depression -- Understanding delirium and confusion -- Managing myoclonus, tremors and muscle spasms -- Managing lymphoedema -- Managing hypercalcaemia of malignancy -- Assessing and managing oral hygiene -- Caring for people with dysphagia --: Managing breathlessness -- Cough and haemoptysis -- Explaining and exploring cachexia, anorexia and fatigue -- Continual subcutaneous infusion: using a syringe pump -- Emergencies: superior vena cava obstruction -- Emergencies: haemorrhage -- Emergencies: malignant spinal cord compression -- Chemotherapy -- Radiotherapy -- Palliative care approaches in heart failure --: Palliative care approaches to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Palliative care approaches in motor neurone disease -- Palliative care approaches for people receiving dialysis -- Palliative care approaches for people with progressive kidney disease: a non-dialytic pathway -- Care of the patient following a stroke -- Principles of palliative care for older people -- Care of the person with dementia -- Care for people with mental illness -- Care for people with learning disabilities -- Care for the homeless person --: Care for people in prison -- Understanding rehabilitation in palliative care -- The social worker -- The occupational therapist -- Complementary and supportive therapy -- The clinical nurse specialist -- The advanced nurse practitioner -- The nurse consultant -- The chaplain --: The medical consultant -- Stress in palliative care nursing -- Responses to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining care -- Recognising and planning for the terminal phase of life -- Changing goals of care at the end of life -- Managing respiratory secretions at the end of life -- Care at the moment of death -- Spiritual perspectives at the end of life - Bereavement.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Palliative Care Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for nursing students, health and social care practitioners, and all those involved in palliative care delivery, both in the clinical and home setting. Written by an expert team of academics, nurses, educators and researchers it provides a concise and easy-to-read overview of all the concepts and clinical decision-making skills necessary for the provision of good-quality palliative and end-of-life care. Divided into six sections, the book includes coverage of all key clinical applications, principles of symptom management, palliative care approaches for a range of conditions and patient groups, exploration of the roles of the multi-professional team, as well as ethical challenges.