Comprehensive guide to supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer

By:

Abrahm, Janet L

Publication details: Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, 2022Edition: 4th edDescription: xiii, 612pISBN:

9781421443980

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WB 310.

Summary: For more than twenty years, this guide has been the go-to resource for oncology and palliative care clinicians. This new edition provides nurses, physicians, advanced practitioners, and patients and their families with practical information and advice to help alleviate the suffering of those diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. The entire work has been updated and features three new chapters - "Spiritual care in palliative care," "Psychological considerations," and "Bereavement." Self-reflective exercises are included that encourage readers to consider their own biases before having discussions with patients and family members, along with numerous vivid patient stories that illustrate the techniques and insights clinicians can use to provide holistic, multidimensional care.

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For more than twenty years, this guide has been the go-to resource for oncology and palliative care clinicians. This new edition provides nurses, physicians, advanced practitioners, and patients and their families with practical information and advice to help alleviate the suffering of those diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. The entire work has been updated and features three new chapters - "Spiritual care in palliative care," "Psychological considerations," and "Bereavement."
Self-reflective exercises are included that encourage readers to consider their own biases before having discussions with patients and family members, along with numerous vivid patient stories that illustrate the techniques and insights clinicians can use to provide holistic, multidimensional care.

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