Choosing end of life nursing (Paperback)

'Death is inevitable-none of us will escape it. Ending life with a terminal illness is a slow and rather lonely process. I am interested in the question of why some nurses choose to work in the field of palliative care. I am one who willingly stepped into the role of being with patients at their most vulnerable time -when death became inevitable. My nursing history has spanned fifty years, of which the last twenty were in palliative care of terminally ill and dying patients. What was it that influenced me to move from a curing model to comfort caring only? My work is an account of how I discovered palliative care nursing after thirty years in the acute-care setting. I migrated to Australia at the age of seventeen after the violence of World War II and the death of my father in a refugee camp. It seemed that taking on nursing was the best way to settle into a new life. I was happy with general nursing but had a feeling that there was more I could contribute to my patient care. My mother's unexpected death with cancer was responsible for showing the way. She died in the hospice unit of the hospital where I was employed. Sitting by her side showed me another aspect of nursing that attracted me to a career change. I transferred to the Hospice after mother died and remained there for twenty years. Naturally I wondered why this change of direction happened.' - Susan Bardy

General

Imprint:	Atf Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	September 2016
Authors:	Susan Bardy
Dimensions:	154 x 228 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	120
ISBN-13:	978-1-925309-25-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > Terminal care nursing Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN:	1-925309-25-8
Barcode:	9781925309256

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