A Hospice Guide Book : Hospice Care: A Wise Choice Providing Quality Comfort Care Through the End of Life's Journey
Overview
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.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781462400096
- ISBN-10: 1462400094
- Publisher: Inspiring Voices
- Publish Date: December 2011
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.44 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.64 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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