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Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying Laura Hanson

Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying By Laura Hanson

Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying by Laura Hanson


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Summary

Provides advice, case studies, a variety of assessment tools, instructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for staff members in providing competent end-of-life care.

Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying Summary

Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff by Laura Hanson

In eight innovative sessions, Henderson, Hanson, and Reynolds provide sage advice, numerous case studies, a wide variety of assessment tools, instructional guidelines, and practical exercises to educate nursing home staff about care of the dying. A multidisciplinary focus outlines important roles for all staff members in providing competent and compassionate end-of-life care.

Table of Contents

Envisioning a good death; recognizing the final phase of life; grief and loss - understanding and supporting families; advance care planning; choices about eating and drinking; pain management; emotional and spiritual; caring for the caregivers - taking care of yourself emotionally. Appendices: Flacker Mortality Score; approaches to pain assessment and treatment; advance care planning booklet for nursing home residents; advance care planning booklet for families of nursing home residents; participants' handouts.

Additional information

NLS9780826119254
9780826119254
0826119255
Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff by Laura Hanson
New
Paperback
Springer Publishing Co Inc
2003-04-30
208
N/A
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