TERMINAL PATIENT CARE
"Most Americans don't die rapidly of a sudden illness." but are disabled for months with a chronic disorder. Learn principles and practices of caring for the dying patient, and how to ease all aspects of suffering. Includes ethical & legal implications, psycho-social interventions, pain & other symptom relief, child care & support systems, symptoms of approaching death, grieving, and stress and burnout interventions. Reference book: End of Life. A Nurses's Guide to Compassionate Care. NEA Staff with multiple nurse authors.
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