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Author : Donna K. Minnich
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (747 download)
Download or read book The Voices of Dying Subjects on Hospice, Pain and Dying written by Donna K. Minnich and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandra L. Ragan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135597537
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Communication as Comfort written by Sandra L. Ragan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-05-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life. Challenging the predominantly biomedical model that informs much communication between seriously ill and/or dying patients and their physicians, caregivers, and families, Sandra L. Ragan, Elaine M. Wittenberg-Lyles, Joy Goldsmith, and Sandra Sanchez-Reilly pose palliative care--medical care designed to comfort rather than to cure patients--as an antidote to the experience of most Americans at the most vulnerable juncture of their lives. With an author team comprised of three health communication scholars and one physician certified in geriatrics and palliative medicine, this volume integrates the medical literature on palliative care with that of health communication researchers who advocate a biopsychosocial approach to health care. Applying communication theories and insights to illuminate problems and to explain their complexities, the authors advocate a patient-centered approach to care that recognizes and seeks to lessen patients’ suffering and the many types of pain they may experience (physical, psychological, social, and spiritual) during life-threatening illness.
Author : Christine Cowgill MS CRC
Publisher : BalboaPress
ISBN 13 : 1452566798
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)
Download or read book Soul Service written by Christine Cowgill MS CRC and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-02-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a hospice professional, relative, or volunteer, this book will be of value to you in servicing the patient or your loved one as they approach their transition. Raymond Moody, MD, author of Life After Life Soul Service speaks to the medical professional, lay person, dying person and family member about treating the dying from a holistic perspective. It provides a detailed navigation to spiritual and complementary care, as well as examines the phenomenon of metaphysical experiences at death. This book offers ideas on how to honor your loved ones passing and assists with the process of how to choose the best hospice. Soul Service highlights the voices of medical professionals working from the highest level of service. It serves as a useful resource guide to the myriad organizations that are currently available to assist with the dying process.
Author : Carolyn Jaffe
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351854445
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)
Download or read book All Kinds of Love written by Carolyn Jaffe and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a view of hospice care through the eyes of a long-term hospice nurse. This title includes stories which are accompanied by discussion of end-of-life issues that arise among the families hospice nurse has served. It is useful for health care and social worker and layperson alike.
Author : Maggie Callanan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451677294
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Final Gifts written by Maggie Callanan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this moving and compassionate classic—now updated with new material from the authors—hospice nurses Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley share their intimate experiences with patients at the end of life, drawn from more than twenty years’ experience tending the terminally ill. Through their stories we come to appreciate the near-miraculous ways in which the dying communicate their needs, reveal their feelings, and even choreograph their own final moments; we also discover the gifts—of wisdom, faith, and love—that the dying leave for the living to share. Filled with practical advice on responding to the requests of the dying and helping them prepare emotionally and spiritually for death, Final Gifts shows how we can help the dying person live fully to the very end.
Author : Diane Rehm
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0525563857
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)
Download or read book When My Time Comes written by Diane Rehm and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The renowned radio host and one of the most trusted voices in the nation candidly and compassionately addresses the hotly contested right-to-die movement, of which she is one of our most inspiring champions. The basis for the acclaimed PBS series. Through interviews with terminally ill patients and their relatives, as well as physicians, ethicists, religious leaders, and representatives of both those who support and vigorously oppose this urgent movement, Rehm gives voice to a broad range of people personally linked to the realities of medical aid in dying. With characteristic evenhandedness, she provides the full context for this highly divisive issue and presents the fervent arguments—both for and against—that are propelling the current debate: Should we adopt laws allowing those who are dying to put an end to their suffering? Featuring a deeply personal foreword by John Grisham, When My Time Comes is a response to many misconceptions and misrepresentations of end-of-life care. It is a call to action—and to conscience—and it is an attempt to heal and soothe, reminding us that death, too, is an integral part of life. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM, coming soon!
Author : Joy Ufema
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 9781582559735
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (597 download)
Download or read book Insights on Death & Dying written by Joy Ufema and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together the most popular and thought-provoking Insights on Death & Dying columns written by internationally acclaimed thanatologist Joy Ufema for the Nursing journal. The book offers the kind of thoughtful advice that only a seasoned practitioner skilled in the palliative arts could provide. The preface presents a history of thanatology and explains why it's such an important part of today's health care landscape. The body of the book consists of ten themed chapters filled with Joy Ufema's personal, first-hand accounts of how she helped patients, families, and co-workers through the most stressful times in their lives.
Author : Christoph Rehmann-Sutter
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191023329
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Patient's Wish to Die written by Christoph Rehmann-Sutter and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wish to die statements are becoming a frequent phenomenon in terminally ill patients. Those confronted by these statments need to understand the complexity of such wishes, so they can respond competently and compassionately to the requests. If misunderstood, the statements can be taken at face-value and the practitioner may not recognise that a patient is in fact experiencing ambivalent feelings at the end of life, or they may misinterpret the expressed wish to die as a sign of clinical depression. Public debate about the morality and ethics of various end-of-life care options has exploded in recent years. However, it has never been sensitive to the finer aspects of clinical reality or the experiences of patients. The Patient's Wish to Die: Research, Ethics, and Palliative Care brings together that reality and the patient's voice, combining them with different research approaches. It presents the best available knowledge and research methodologies about patients' wishes at the end-of-life, together with a series of ethical views and a discussion about the clinical implications for palliative care. The book presents material in an open and unbiased manner whilst remaining sensitive to the spiritual and existential dimensions of dying, and to the different cultural views that provide meaning to the individual. Written by the best specialists and ethics scholars from around the world, including palliative care practitioners and end-of-life scholars from countries where assisted dying practices are legalized and from those where it isn't, The The Patient's Wish to Die: Research, Ethics, and Palliative Care will prove essential reading for all those working or studying in the field of palliative care.
Author : Jennifer L. Hollis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313362211
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Music at the End of Life written by Jennifer L. Hollis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 end of life. Reflecting on the author's experiences as a music-thanatologist, Jennifer Hollis's Music at the End of Life: Easing the Pain and Preparing the Passage is an enlightening and emotional examination of the ways in which the experience of dying can be transformed with music. Music at the End of Life highlights the unique role music has come to play in hospice and palliative medicine. Jennifer Hollis interweaves narrative memoir, the personal experiences of fellow music-thanatologists and caregivers, and extensive research to demonstrate the transformative power of music when curing is no longer an option. Through story after unforgettable story, Hollis offers a new vision of end-of-life care, in which music creates a beautiful space for the work of letting go, grieving, and saying goodbye.
Author : Pete Webster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781665530019
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Dying, Death and Comfort Measures written by Pete Webster and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a new and different complete transformation view of dying, death and hospice to aid patients, patients family and caregivers. This book is base on the idea that yesterdays has come and gone, today can be achievable and tomorrow can still be attainable and sustainable. There isn't much we can do about the past except learn from it, we do have some control over today and most control tomorrow. Our love ones end of life journey should be welcome, cherished and comfortable regardless of the out of control symptoms and other dynamic. We can only achieve the above thru knowledge and hence this book is designed to empower the dying, their families and caregivers and society in general especially with so much dying during covid-19 pandemic. Our dying love one's deserves their end of life battles to be tranquil, pain free and comfortable. This book provides all the above in addition with pragmatic solution on how to accomplish the above with simple logical comprehensive education. This book main premise is relative to life long wisdom deduction that there is always something better and subsequently there is always room for improvement if we challenge ourselves to be better and challenging ourselves is knowledge.
Author : Dana Plish
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781499259834
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (598 download)
Download or read book The Dying Process - A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective On End Of Life Care written by Dana Plish and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dying Process - A Hospice Social Worker's Perspective On End Of Life Care provides a detailed exploration of issues pertaining to patient and family grief reactions, closure support needs, understanding pain, pain management and avenues to create a positive death experience.
Author : June M. Mak
Publisher : Whiting & Birch Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781861771162
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (711 download)
Download or read book Promoting a Good Death for Cancer Patients of Asian Culture written by June M. Mak and published by Whiting & Birch Limited. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are few enough studies of the needs of dying people in the Western world, but no accessible studies of the needs of dying people in Asian cultures. Now, in this pioneering work, Dr Mui Hing June Mak shows us how a Good Death expresses itself in Hong Kong, and also how this ideal varies and is modified in other Asian societies as this is observed in their own, often inaccessible literature. The author offers a comprehensive review of the literature on dying conduct and needs from several Asian perspectives, and also provides a perceptive analysis of the lessons to be learnt from her qualitative study which employed a 'Grounded Theory' methodology to understand the experiences and end-of-life needs of cancer patients in hospice care in Hong Kong. A relation-based theory, Harmonious Death, is developed. She also makes several suggestions to translate these theoretical concepts into practice. Dr Mak brings to her words not only the disciplined eye of a hospice clinician and academic but also a compassionate insight derived from her direct personal experiences. Close, personal relationship with three dying people were formative of her current research and professional interests, and also the driving concern in ensuring that the voices of all the participants in her study are heard clearly, sympathetically, and poignantly. Audience: The book will be of interest to teachers, students and professionals across the whole range of health and social care and social work, particularly those in palliative or hospice settings, as well as well as those with an interest in behavioural and social sciences, anthropology, philosophy, thanatology, not to mention the humanities. Contents: Foreword by Professor Allan Kellehear . literature review . Western and Chinese perspectives on death and dying . the research study . elements of a Good Death in Chinese culture: awareness of death; maintaining hope; freedom from pain and suffering; maintaining social relations; experiencing personal control; preparation and bidding farewell; accepting the timing of one's death A Harmonious Death, The Good Death models . Conclusions and recommendations for hospice philosophy, education, research and health policy
Author : Barbara Monroe
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191592935
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Patient Participation in Palliative Care written by Barbara Monroe and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient participation and user involvement are central to current thinking about the effective delivery of desired healthcare outcomes. Working with the person who lies behind every patient is core to palliative care. A voice can only become significant when it is listened to and acted upon. With palliative care increasingly addressing the needs of people with a variety of conditions in a range of settings, as well as with advances in research, technology, and information, the challenge to be 'a voice for the voiceless' is greater than ever. This book addresses key aspects in the provision of patient-centred palliative care and tracks significant developments in user involvement. It sets the philosophy within the cultural, social and political context of modern healthcare, particularly addressing issues of quality, standards, education and bereavement. A key component in the delivery of high quality palliative care is the multi-professional team. Following a discussion of teamwork, five core professions present a critical analysis of their working practices. The book concludes with a commentary from a palliative care user and a bereaved carer. It is often somewhat glibly asserted that the patient is, or should be, at the centre of care. There have been few attempts to examine how to keep him or her there without professional needs and protocols crowding him or her out. This book asks how we listen and why we listen. The book focuses on the challenges of how professionals can keep the needs of the patient central in clinical care and how the patient can influence the direction of that care.
Author : Eric Lindner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781442220591
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Hospice Voices written by Eric Lindner and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eric Lindner reveals the thoughts, fears, and lessons of those living the ends of their lives in the care of others, having exhausted their medical options or ceased treatment for their illnesses. In each chapter, Linder not only reveals the lessons of lives explored in their final days, but zeroes in on how working for hospice can be incredibly fulfilling. Rather than sink under the weight of depression or sorrow, Lindner celebrates the lives of those who choose to live even as they die.
Author : Committee on Care at the End of Life
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309518253
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (95 download)
Download or read book Approaching Death written by Committee on Care at the End of Life and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-10-30 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0805858083
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (58 download)
Download or read book Communication as Comfort written by and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2008 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly volume explores communication at the end of life, emphasizing palliative care and the circumstances of patients in need of such consideration.
Author : Katie Duncan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)
Download or read book The Dying Process written by Katie Duncan and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Have you been told someone you love is dying? Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, anxious, or feeling like you have no idea what to do or what to expect? Are you determined to keep the one you love free from pain and discomfort? Are you desperate for help? Then keep reading...* "As a physician, I am constantly struck by how little guidance the medical community provides around care at the end of life -- it is truly one of the greatest gaps in our care of patients. The Dying Process takes a bold step toward beginning to fill that gap by leaning into some of the difficult conversations that arise around the topic of death and dying." - Lauren Pace, MD Death is an inescapable part of human life. Yet, as magnificent as modern medicine has become, it simply does not prepare us for this inevitable reality. And so, when that time does come... When we find out someone we love is dying... We are overcome with shock, sadness, and fear. As a Nurse Practitioner, educator, and Death Coach, Katie Duncan has been an end-of-life guide for many precious humans and a mentor to their heartbroken families. Through her years of experience with death and dying, Duncan explains the process as transitional stages beginning months before death. She will leave caregivers feeling empowered and prepared in what is likely to be the most challenging, vulnerable, and distressing time of their life. In this guidebook, you will discover... Expertise walking you through the last moments of human life. Simple yet effective ways to keeping your loved one free from pain and discomfort. Forgotten but essential "To-Do's" before your the death of a loved one. Surprising ways death and dying are similar to birth. Powerful stories that will open your eyes to the unique treasures of death and dying. Remarkable ways death and dying lend the opportunity for so much beauty, wonder, and tranquility. Crucial self-care techniques to avoid caregiver burnout. The most meaningful words to share and the most precious gifts you can give your loved one before they die. The Dying Process will reframe your fears and uncertainties when caring for someone at the end of life. Whether you are a family member searching for answers, a caregiver looking for recommendations, or a friend just trying to understand, you will receive invaluable tools and guidance to support your loved one through the last days of their life. If you want to help your dying loved one find peace at the end of their life's journey, scroll up and click "Add to Cart" now!
