1st Edition

Palliative Care

By Heather Campbell Copyright 2012

    This easy-to-use guide provides a quick reference to the principles of palliative and end-of-life care for adults, to help you enable your patients to not only die peacefully but also live until they die.

     

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    What is palliative care?
    The patient journey
    Role of the nurse
    Communication in palliative care
    Holistic assessment
    Symptom management  in palliative and end of life care
    Pain management
    Nausea and vomiting
    Breathlessness
    Constipation
    Fatigue
    Care at end of life
    Symptoms at end of life
    A good death
    Care in the last few weeks and days
    Supporting family and carers
    Looking after self

    Biography

    Heather Campbell