Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Nurse to nurse	Margaret L. Campbell	A unique "mentor in a pocket" handbook covering the most emotionally-trying experience nurses faceFrom a world recognized expert on care for the dying, comes the first pocket-sized reference for gene…	OL11970805W
An integrated approach to generic palliative care	Jenny Buckley	This evidence-based text brings together the theory and practice of palliative care. It examines at all aspects of palliative care i.e. psycho social, spiritual and physical in a highly practical way…	OL13758182W
Supportive Care in Cancer Patients	Meinolf Karthaus	An innovation in cancer treatment over the last decade has been the emergence of intensive chemotherapy followed by peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. The success of this intensive chemother…	OL15174539W
End of life care	Barry M. Kinzbrunner,Joel S. Policzer	"The most thorough text available on providing patients and families with quality end-of-life care. End of Life Care: A Practical Guide offers solution-oriented coverage of the real-world issues and …	OL15522017W
The complete guide to relieving cancer pain and suffering	Richard B. Patt,Susan S. Lang	"Most cancer patients fear unremitting pain more than the prospect of an untimely death, and are surprised to learn that most of the pain and related symptoms of cancer can be successfully addressed …	OL15835440W
Music at the end of life	Jennifer L. Hollis	A practicing music thanatologist provides an insider's history of this remarkable profession, which combines music, medicine, and spirituality to help the terminally ill and their families face the e…	OL16465562W
The best care possible	Ira Byock	It is harder to be seriously ill - and much harder to die - than ever before. These days, we effectively treat diseases, but often overlook the priorities of the people who are ill. As a result, too …	OL17916473W
Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care	Peter Hoskin,Edward Chow,Stephen Lutz	Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care represents the first dedicated attempt in book form to address the glaring absence of a well-written palliative radiation therapy reference and textbook t…	OL19898449W
The conversation	Angelo Volandes	"There is an unspoken dark side of American medicine: keeping patients alive at all costs. Two thirds of Americans die in healthcare institutions tethered to machines and tubes, even though research …	OL19992606W
Palliative care	Harold Y. Vanderpool	"Providing a detailed picture of contemporary palliative care, this book chronicles four centuries of professional and personal advances in the quest for a good death, covering the fight against futi…	OL20013625W
Physician-assisted dying	M. Pabst Battin,Timothy E. Quill	In this volume, a distinguished group of physicians, ethicists, lawyers, and activists come together to present the case for the legalization of physician-assisted dying, for terminally ill patients …	OL20627394W
Topics in pall[i]ative care	Russell K. Portenoy,Eduardo Bruera	The rapidly evolving field of Palliative Care focuses on the management of phenomena that produce discomfort and that undermine the quality of life of patients with incurable medical disorders. The i…	OL20674606W
Researching palliative care	David Field	There are many texts available on research methods but few that are related directly to palliative treatment. This book fills the gap in the literature and provides a useful resource for students eng…	OL20853505W
The Creative option of palliative care	Patty Hodder,Anne Turley	The creators option of pallative care: a manual for health care professionals.	OL20963122W
Specialist palliative care	National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services (Great Britain)	Offers information and guidance to purchasers of palliative care and for providers of palliative care services, and describes the range of palliative care.	OL24852171W
Vivre au quotidien avec un enfant gravement malade	Sophie Côté	Ce guide [.] a pour objectif d'aider les familles des enfants [handicapés ou atteints de maladies graves, et soignés à domicile] à s'y retrouver dans le dédale des services disponibles. Une première …	OL26447705W
Palliative Care Resuscitation	Madeline Bass	This book provides an up to date reference for healthcare professionals working in palliative care. It provides an overview of resuscitation in palliative care, and then looks at guidelines, decision…	OL9286641W