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A Hospice Guide Book - Hospice Care: A Wise Choice Providing Quality Comfort Care Through the End of Life's Journey (Paperback) Loot Price: R485
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A Hospice Guide Book - Hospice Care: A Wise Choice Providing Quality Comfort Care Through the End of Life's Journey...

A Hospice Guide Book - Hospice Care: A Wise Choice Providing Quality Comfort Care Through the End of Life's Journey (Paperback)

Curtis E. Smith

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When you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In "A Hospice Guide Book, " author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity.

A resource for families, patients, and health care providers, "A Hospice Guide Book" provides a thorough explanation of the hospice concept. It discusses
the definition of hospice care and its origins;
hospice fallacies, myths, and facts;
alternative care modalities;
the hospice team and its responsibilities;
levels of care and treatment;
pain and pain management;
hospice residences;
end of life care.

"A Hospice Guide Book" presents a plethora of information about hospice, enabling those who could become hospice patients the opportunity to receive the benefit of expert comfort care; pain control management; symptom control; and emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support as they live with their terminal illness during the end-of-life journey and peacefully transition from this life to the next.

General

Imprint: Inspiring Voices
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2011
First published: December 2011
Authors: Curtis E. Smith
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-1-4624-0009-6
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Education > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Terminal care nursing
Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
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LSN: 1-4624-0009-4
Barcode: 9781462400096

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