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Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying

A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff

Paperback

Published: 29th April 2003
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In eight innovative sessions, Henderson, Hanson, and Reynolds provide sage advice, numerous case studies, a wide variety of assessment tools, intructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A Multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for all staff members in providing competent and compassionate end-of-life care.

Envisioning a good death; recognizing the final phase of life; grief and loss - understanding and supporting families; advance care planning; choices about eating and drinking; pain management; emotional and spiritual; caring for the caregivers - taking care of yourself emotionally. Appendices: Flacker Mortality Score; approaches to pain assessment and treatment; advance care planning booklet for nursing home residents; advance care planning booklet for families of nursing home residents; participants' handouts.

ISBN: 9780826119254
ISBN-10: 0826119255
Series: SPRINGER
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 212
Published: 29th April 2003
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 1.1
Weight (kg): 0.286