Author Description
Palliative Care Is An Essential Element Of Our Health Care System And Is Becoming Increasingly Significant Amidst An Aging Society And Organizations Struggling To Provide Both Compassionate And Cost-effective Care. Palliative Care Is Also Characterized By A Strong Interdisciplinary Approach, And Nurses Are At The Center Of The Palliative Care Team Across Settings And Populations. The Sixth Volume In The Hpna Palliative Nursing Manuals Series, Social Aspects Of Care Provides An Overview Of The Financial And Mental Stress Illness Places, Not Just On The Patient, But On The Family As Well. This Volume Contains Information On How To Support Families In Palliative Care, Cultural Considerations Important In End-of-life Care, Sexuality And The Impact Of Illness, Planning For The Actual Death, And Bereavement. The Content Of The Concise, Clinically Focused Volumes In The Hpna Palliative Nursing Manuals Series Is One Resource For Nurses Preparing For Specialty Certification Exams And Provides A Quick-reference In Daily Practice.
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THE THESIS
This volume investigates the complex social, financial, and psychological stressors that terminal illness imposes on patients and their families within the context of modern palliative care. Author Nessa Coyle, drawing upon the clinical standards of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA), provides a framework for nurses to integrate social support into their interdisciplinary practice. The text argues that effective palliative care requires a holistic approach that addresses cultural, sexual, and bereavement-related needs alongside clinical symptom management.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Strategies for supporting families through the trajectory of terminal illness
- Analysis of cultural considerations in end-of-life decision-making
- Guidance on addressing sexuality and intimacy during chronic or terminal illness
- Protocols for bereavement support and practical planning for death
- Financial and mental health assessment tools for caregivers
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide exhaustive clinical pharmacology or symptom management protocols
- It does not cover long-term geriatric care outside of the palliative framework
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts and practitioners identify this volume as a standard reference for nurses preparing for specialty certification exams. Readers frequently note the clinical utility of the text as a quick-reference guide for daily practice in hospice and palliative settings.
Page Count:
192
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190244143
ISBN-13:
9780190244149
Social Work
Medical
Health Care
Nursing
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