This updated third edition provides information about end-of-life perspectives and the medical management of symptoms that can occur as death approaches.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
End-of-Life Perspectives.
1: Defining End of Life.
2: Cultural Response to Death.
3: Spirituality in End-of-Life Care.
4: Chronic Illness in Old Age.
5: Research Findings about End-of-Life Care and Outcomes.
Medical Management of End-of-Life Symptoms.
6: What Is Palliative Care?.
7: Pain Management and Assessment.
8: Managing and Treating Fatigue.
9: Palliative Wound Care.
10: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
11: Nutrition Therapy in Cancer Care.
12: Delirium.
Medical Decisions Surrounding the End of Life.
13: Understanding Healthcare Decisions.
14: Preferences for Care at the End of Life.
15: Alzheimer Disease and End-of-Life Issues.
16: Advanced Cancer and End-of-Life Issues.
17: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and End-of-Life Issues.
18: Ethics and Legal Issues in Palliative Care.
19: Life Support Choices.
20: Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment.
21: Organ Donation and Transplantation.
22: Physician-Assisted Suicide.
End-of-Life Care Facilities.
23: Hospice Care.
24: Types of Long-Term Care.
25: Long-Term Care: Making the Right Decisions.
26: Paying for Long-Term Care.
27: Nursing Home Care.
28: Home Care for Critically Ill Patients.
End-of-Life Caregiving.
29: Communications among Patients, Families, and Providers.
