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Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Terminal care nursing

They Call Me Doctor Death - How Our Medical System Robs the Terminally Ill of Comfort, Time and Dignity (Paperback): Ken Pettit They Call Me Doctor Death - How Our Medical System Robs the Terminally Ill of Comfort, Time and Dignity (Paperback)
Ken Pettit
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Anticipatory Corpse - Medicine, Power, and the Care of the Dying (Hardcover): Jeffrey P. Bishop The Anticipatory Corpse - Medicine, Power, and the Care of the Dying (Hardcover)
Jeffrey P. Bishop
R5,918 R3,265 Discovery Miles 32 650 Save R2,653 (45%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this original and compelling book, Jeffrey P. Bishop, a philosopher, ethicist, and physician, argues that something has gone sadly amiss in the care of the dying by contemporary medicine and in our social and political views of death, as shaped by our scientific successes and ongoing debates about euthanasia and the "right to die"-or to live. The Anticipatory Corpse: Medicine, Power, and the Care of the Dying, informed by Foucault's genealogy of medicine and power as well as by a thorough grasp of current medical practices and medical ethics, argues that a view of people as machines in motion-people as, in effect, temporarily animated corpses with interchangeable parts-has become epistemologically normative for medicine. The dead body is subtly anticipated in our practices of exercising control over the suffering person, whether through technological mastery in the intensive care unit or through the impersonal, quasi-scientific assessments of psychological and spiritual "medicine." The result is a kind of nihilistic attitude toward the dying, and troubling contradictions and absurdities in our practices. Wide-ranging in its examples, from organ donation rules in the United States, to ICU medicine, to "spiritual surveys," to presidential bioethics commissions attempting to define death, and to high-profile cases such as Terri Schiavo's, The Anticipatory Corpse explores the historical, political, and philosophical underpinnings of our care of the dying and, finally, the possibilities of change. This book is a ground-breaking work in bioethics. It will provoke thought and argument for all those engaged in medicine, philosophy, theology, and health policy.

Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - My Wife's Ordeal (Paperback): Raymond D Smith Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking - My Wife's Ordeal (Paperback)
Raymond D Smith
R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Palliative Care and Nursing (Hardcover): Lily Bowen Palliative Care and Nursing (Hardcover)
Lily Bowen
R3,217 R2,915 Discovery Miles 29 150 Save R302 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Finding your way - Caring for yourself while caring for someone else (Paperback): Verran Townsend Finding your way - Caring for yourself while caring for someone else (Paperback)
Verran Townsend
R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Chasing Life - The Remarkable True Story of Love, Joy and Achievement Against All Odds (Paperback): Phyllis Melhado, Robert... Chasing Life - The Remarkable True Story of Love, Joy and Achievement Against All Odds (Paperback)
Phyllis Melhado, Robert Pardi
R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pray Them to Heaven (Paperback): Doris Gaines Rapp Pray Them to Heaven (Paperback)
Doris Gaines Rapp
R256 R235 Discovery Miles 2 350 Save R21 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Long Walk Home (Paperback, 1st New edition): Rachel Clark A Long Walk Home (Paperback, 1st New edition)
Rachel Clark
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Rachel Clark died after living with cancer for three years and this is her moving account of her treatment and experiences with health professionals in Britain and Australia. She was brave to write her story, and to share it so that others may learn from her experiences. Her account is a valuable legacy, espcially in helping health professionals learn lessons in communication and care. It includes an epilogue by her twin sister Naomi Jefferies, and learning points to provide insights of practical benefit for health professionals by John Hasler and David Pendleton.

Counselling For Progressive Disability - Person-Centred Dialogues (Paperback, 1st New edition): Richard Bryant-Jefferies Counselling For Progressive Disability - Person-Centred Dialogues (Paperback, 1st New edition)
Richard Bryant-Jefferies
R1,607 Discovery Miles 16 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

One of 17 titles in the 'Living Therapy' series, Counselling For Progressive Disdability addresses issues that arise when coming to terms with a progressive disability.

The first part focuses specifically on the emotional and psychological impact of being diagnosed with a disabling condition. The second part deals specifically with coming to terms with a worsening condition, the nature of pain and the prospect of having to accept the use of a wheelchair. Like all other titles in this series it includes a helpful overview of the person-centred approach to counselling and psychotherapy.

The Old Untold (Paperback): Kim Malaj The Old Untold (Paperback)
Kim Malaj
R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Saving Lives, Saving Dignity - A Unique End-of-Life Perspective From Two Emergency Physicians (Paperback): Alan Molk, Roberta... Saving Lives, Saving Dignity - A Unique End-of-Life Perspective From Two Emergency Physicians (Paperback)
Alan Molk, Roberta Shapiro
R367 R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Save R25 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Triggering and Increasing Palliative Care Consults in the Emergency Room (Paperback): Caroline Tigere Triggering and Increasing Palliative Care Consults in the Emergency Room (Paperback)
Caroline Tigere
R588 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Losses in Later Life (Paperback): R. Scott Sullender Losses in Later Life (Paperback)
R. Scott Sullender
R625 R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Save R62 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Who Can Care for Me Now? (Paperback): Elizabeth Orr Who Can Care for Me Now? (Paperback)
Elizabeth Orr
R274 Discovery Miles 2 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hospice - A Memoir of Life among the Dying (Paperback): Deborah Lee Hospice - A Memoir of Life among the Dying (Paperback)
Deborah Lee
R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
End of life IS life - A hospice nurse insight on the misconception of the end (Paperback): Dun Steadler End of life IS life - A hospice nurse insight on the misconception of the end (Paperback)
Dun Steadler
R453 Discovery Miles 4 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inside Out Heart 2020, 1 - Volume 1: Poems for my dying father & after (Paperback): Sjp Dooley Inside Out Heart 2020, 1 - Volume 1: Poems for my dying father & after (Paperback)
Sjp Dooley; Foreword by Niel Vaughan
R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Seven Agreements - A Guide for Nurses and Physicians Providing Care to the Dying (Paperback): Jeffrey Melendez MD, Joanne... The Seven Agreements - A Guide for Nurses and Physicians Providing Care to the Dying (Paperback)
Jeffrey Melendez MD, Joanne Chitwood Rn
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Terminal Child - A Sister's Experience (Paperback): Annabelle K Kimbrough Terminal Child - A Sister's Experience (Paperback)
Annabelle K Kimbrough
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Integrating a Palliative Approach Workbook 2nd Edition - Essentials For Personal Support workers (Paperback, 2nd Edition ed.):... Integrating a Palliative Approach Workbook 2nd Edition - Essentials For Personal Support workers (Paperback, 2nd Edition ed.)
Katherine Murray; Illustrated by Joanne Thomson; Designed by Greg Glover
R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Living End - A wellness guide to the dying process (Paperback): Judith P Hereford Rn Msn The Living End - A wellness guide to the dying process (Paperback)
Judith P Hereford Rn Msn
R342 Discovery Miles 3 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Love and Fear - Stories from a Hospice Chaplain (Paperback): Renshin Bunce Love and Fear - Stories from a Hospice Chaplain (Paperback)
Renshin Bunce
R426 Discovery Miles 4 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Life in a Hospice - Reflections on Caring for the Dying (Paperback): Ann Richardson Life in a Hospice - Reflections on Caring for the Dying (Paperback)
Ann Richardson
R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Best Nurse Ever Notebook - You Do The Work Of A Thousand Angels Thank You (Paperback): Sharon Purtill Best Nurse Ever Notebook - You Do The Work Of A Thousand Angels Thank You (Paperback)
Sharon Purtill
R213 Discovery Miles 2 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Palliative Care: A Practical Approach (Hardcover): Lily Bowen Palliative Care: A Practical Approach (Hardcover)
Lily Bowen
R3,548 R3,204 Discovery Miles 32 040 Save R344 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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