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Palliative Care for Children and Families
An Interdisciplinary Approach
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eBook - ePub
Palliative Care for Children and Families
An Interdisciplinary Approach
About this book
Providing an in-depth look at the issues surrounding the palliative care of children and their families, this innovative text considers children with both malignant and non-malignant conditions, and the specialist care required.
By addressing the complexities of providing palliative care to children, it aims to assist all those who work in this field to enhance their practice. Special features include:
- Broad research evidence, from national and international sources, on which to base practice
- Absorbing activities to support learning and help build knowledge in a meaningful way
- Interprofessional perspectives from the whole palliative care team
The contributors to the book are drawn from both education and practice across a range of disciplines. The result is a genuinely engaging, interdisciplinary text that is essential reading for students and professionals aiming to deliver quality palliative care in partnership with children and their families.
By addressing the complexities of providing palliative care to children, it aims to assist all those who work in this field to enhance their practice. Special features include:
- Broad research evidence, from national and international sources, on which to base practice
- Absorbing activities to support learning and help build knowledge in a meaningful way
- Interprofessional perspectives from the whole palliative care team
The contributors to the book are drawn from both education and practice across a range of disciplines. The result is a genuinely engaging, interdisciplinary text that is essential reading for students and professionals aiming to deliver quality palliative care in partnership with children and their families.
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Yes, you can access Palliative Care for Children and Families by Jayne Price,Patricia McNeilly in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Contributors
- Chapter 1 Palliative Care for Children a Unique Way of Caring
- Chapter 2 Interdisciplinary Working
- Chapter 3 Communicating Effectively
- Chapter 4 Ethical Issues
- Chapter 5 Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Children and Families
- Chapter 6 Supporting Children and Families
- Chapter 7 Reflection – Advancing Care and Practice
- Chapter 8 Symptom Management
- Chapter 9 Care of the Child at the End of Life
- Chapter 10 Bereavement Care
- Chapter 11 Future Directions for Children’s Palliative Care
- Index
- eCopyright