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Author : Porter Storey
Release : 2003-02-01
Genre : Hospices (Terminal care)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 357/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pocket Guide to Hospice/Palliative Medicine by : Porter Storey
Download or read book Pocket Guide to Hospice/Palliative Medicine written by Porter Storey. This book was released on 2003-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Stover Gingerich
Release : 2008-02-01
Genre : Medical
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 354/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide by : Barbara Stover Gingerich
Download or read book Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide written by Barbara Stover Gingerich. This book was released on 2008-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Guide for the Home Care Aide is the perfect everyday reference when working with patients in their homes. It serves as a resource to address the unique needs of the home care aide as an integral part of the home care organization. The pocket guide provides an overview of the essential elements of orientation for the home health aide, as well as self analysis and development tools. It provides procedures for basic home health aide skills and gives information about the most common home health diagnoses.
Author : Dr. Curtis E. Smith
Release : 2012-01-04
Genre : Education
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 132/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Hospice Guide Book by : Dr. Curtis E. Smith
Download or read book A Hospice Guide Book written by Dr. Curtis E. Smith. This book was released on 2012-01-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In A Hospice Guide Book, author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity. A resource for families, patients, and health care providers, A Hospice Guide Book provides a thorough explanation of the hospice concept. It discusses the definition of hospice care and its origins; hospice fallacies, myths, and facts; alternative care modalities; the hospice team and its responsibilities; levels of care and treatment; pain and pain management; hospice residences; end of life care. A Hospice Guide Book presents a plethora of information about hospice, enabling those who could become hospice patients the opportunity to receive the benefit of expert comfort care; pain control management; symptom control; and emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support as they live with their terminal illness during the end-of-life journey and peacefully transition from this life to the next.
Author : United States. Health Care Financing Administration
Release : 1993
Genre : Hospice care
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Medicare Hospice Benefits by : United States. Health Care Financing Administration
Download or read book Medicare Hospice Benefits written by United States. Health Care Financing Administration. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stephen R. Connor
Release : 2009-04-02
Genre : Psychology
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Book Rating : 188/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Hospice and Palliative Care by : Stephen R. Connor
Download or read book Hospice and Palliative Care written by Stephen R. Connor. This book was released on 2009-04-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 35 years, the hospice movement has undergone major changes and has grown enormously. Palliative care is of growing importance to society as our culture struggles with how to provide compassionate end-of-life care to a growing segment of the population. This book provides professionals with a comprehensive overview of the hospice practice, as well as the challenges faced by and the future direction of the hospice movement. Chapters address the fundamentals of hospice and palliative care, including key topics such as the goals and importance of community involvement, outcome measurement, and the manner in which hospices address death, grief, and bereavement. Also provided is a detailed analysis of the business side of hospice and offers strategies for proper management for those working in hospice programs that are growing and bringing in new staff and volunteers. This book is being published in partnership with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
