A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Psychological, social, and spiritual care is as important as physical care at the end of life. Yet caregivers often feel ill-equipped to give that nonphysical care. This book shows how to do it. The book addresses all caregivers who attend dying patients: doctors, nurses, chaplains, clergy in the pa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Psychosocial and Spiritual Care with the End of Life in Sight
- The Symptoms and Signs of Dying
- Decisions at the Ends of Patients’ Lives
- Risks, Benefits, and Patients’ Treatment Decisions at the End of Life
- The Challenges of Prognosis Near the End of Life
- Advance Care Planning and Preparing to Die
- Proxy Decision-Making at the End of Life
- Impact of Terminal Illness on the Family
- Care for Family Caregivers
- Culture and End-of-Life Care
- The “Right” Time and Way to Die
- Going Home, the Afterlife, and Other Beliefs About Death
- Bereavement and Grief
- Giving End-of-Life Spiritual Care
- A Look Back, a Look Now, and a Look Forward