Terminalvård

Ökad kunskap och rätt verktyg för en värdig tid i livets slutskede Demenssjukdom är ett obotligt, fortskridande tillstånd som förr eller senare leder till döden. Genom ökad kunskap och rätt verkty...

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Vad är ett gott liv nära döden och hur kan ett sådant främjas? Många olika synsätt existerar sida vid sida och det finns inte enbart ett enkelt svar. För att fånga den enskilda personens behov krävs ett personcentrerat förhållningssätt där patient...

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I ett palliativt sammanhang, nära livets slut, utmanas och hotas den trygga vardagen. Det blir särskilt viktigt att bevara och trygga delar av vardagen, både för den som ska lämna och för dem som stannar kvar. Med avstamp i vardagen, den vanliga l...

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Vi kommer alla någon dag att dö. Med tiden kommer vi att konfronteras med familjemedlemmars, vänners, grannars och kollegors död. I den här boken berättar Mikaela Luthman, överläkare vid Stockholms Sjukhem med många års erfarenhet av palliativ vår...

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The philosophy of palliative care has long remained undisputed by health care professionals and philosophers. This unique book reviews the ethical problems inherent within care of the terminally ill. It suggests a new philosophy statement that cou...

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Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife have inspired and moved readers of all ages. Now, in In the Midst of Life she documents her experiences as a nurse and ward sister, treating patients who were nearing the end of th...

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The practice of palliative care and hospice is filled with overt and sometimes covert ethical challenges. These challenges are addressed by leading international palliative care and hospice scholars under three main domains: care delivery systems;...

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Christopher Kerr is a hospice doctor. All of his patients die. Yet he has tended thousands of patients who, in the face of death, speak of love, meaning and grace. They reveal that there is hope beyond cure as they transition to focus on personal ...

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En faktadel som tar upp döendes, närståendes, vårdgivares och själavårdares/lyssnares svårigheter och visar möjligheter att hantera de aktuella problemen, hur förståelse för patientens olika utmaningar kan stärkas och stöd ges till vårdgivares och...

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LIVETS SLUT - vare sig det gäller mig själv eller någon närstående - är något som vi alla ställs inför, förr eller senare. Kanske känns tanken på att det jordiska livet en gång ska ta slut fjärran eller ofattbar. Bokens syfte är att öka kunskapen ...

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This new revised edition is a seminal textbook for advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. This comprehensive work addresses all aspects of palliative care, bringing to the forefront current issues of health equity, managing...

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This compact volume offers a brief overview of pediatric palliative care and emerging ways to expand and provide palliative care to children. Pediatric palliative care is a new specialty that is rapidly expanding across the United States. The spec...

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Döden angår oss alla. Ingen vet i förväg när och hur vi kommer att dö. Däremot vet vi att ingen vill gå en plågsam död till mötes. Den allra sista tiden kan för en cancersjuk person bli plågsam och man kan då behöva hjälp med symtomlindring av ett...

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Written by an established, comprehensive, multidisciplinary focused, internationally-recognized team, the sixth edition has been fully revised and brought up to date with the inclusion of recent developments in the speciality, to ensure that it re...

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Education of healthcare professionals is the cornerstone of specialist palliative services. This book is a practical toolbox of teaching techniques. Accessible, practical and easy to use it will encourage busy clinicians to teach by increasing the...

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Fully revised according to up-to-date clinical guidance, this second edition provides a practical, accessible guide to emergency situations encountered in the practice of supportive and palliative care. Designed for rapid use, it addresses the imm...

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Behavioral Intervention Research in Hospice and Palliative Care: Building an Evidence Base sets forth research considerations and guidelines to build evidence-based interventions to improve end-of-life care. It is an in-depth introduction to imple...

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Many emergency clinicians encounter a gap in knowledge and skills when presented with serious life-threatening illness, particularly in patients with advanced and terminal illness. Over the last decade, studies have shown that patients who receive...

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Many people who are experiencing unacceptable suffering or deterioration in the present, or who fear them in the near future, do not know their full range of options to hasten death. This is particularly true if they live in jurisdictions that do ...

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In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer. They hope they will have a healthy longer life and then die relatively quickly and peacefully. But frequently that does not happen. While people are living healthy a little long...

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In the 21st century, people in the developed world are living longer. They hope they will have a healthy longer life and then die relatively quickly and peacefully. But frequently that does not happen. While people are living healthy a little long...

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The Nell Dialogues is a contribution to the literature of Ars Moriendi, the art of dying. Through twelve dialogues with her therapist, it tells the story of Nell, a 61 year old with metastatic breast cancer, and traces her acceptance of, and strug...

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Nell M. came to her therapist with an unusual problem. She was disappointed that her metastatic breast cancer was not progressing as predicted. She had hoped breast cancer would lead to death, preventing her from witnessing her spouse's mental det...

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Nell M. came to her therapist with an unusual problem. She was disappointed that her metastatic breast cancer was not progressing as predicted. She had hoped breast cancer would lead to death, preventing her from witnessing her spouse's mental det...

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The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in palliative care. Uniquely developed by an interdisciplinary editorial team to address an array of providers including physicians, nurses, social workers, a...

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The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives. This volume was uniquely developed by an interdisciplinary ed...

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The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives. This volume was uniquely developed by an interdisciplinary ed...

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The Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is a companion guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing, the first text devoted to advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. Each chapter presents point-of...

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The Clinical Pocket Guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is a companion guide to Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing, the first text devoted to advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. Each chapter of this pocket gu...

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The first volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Series, Structure and Processes of Care provides an overview of palliative nursing care, reviews National Consensus Project guidelines, and offers tools for initiating and maintaining palliative care...

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