Domiciliary Palliative Care: A Handbook for Family Doctors and Community Nurses (Oxford Medical Publications) [Paperback]

Derek Doyle (Author), Alastair G. Donald (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 019262489X | ISBN-13: 978-0192624895 | Publication Date: January 19, 1995 | Edition: 1

Derek Doyle's name is known to everyone involved in palliative care, not just through his clinical skills and long-term commitment to the field but also as a brilliant communicator and educator. Domiciliary Palliative Care is a practical handbook for everybody who cares for people with far-advanced disease in the community. It includes every new treatment as well as a unique insight into the development of the modern hospice movement. It provides health care workers with practical advice on how to control pain effectively, how to help patients recognize and fulfill their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and how to help support their families. Everyone involved in health care provision in the community will, at some time, become involved with the care of the terminally-ill. This book is written for them -- providing uniquely comprehensive, compassionate and insightful guidelines to allow the reader to deal with this potentially harrowing area with confidence and sensitivity.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"It would have enormous use on any general practitioner's bookshelf, at home, or in the community nursing office ... there is no doubt that this is an excellent and useful book, which should be part of every primary care team's reading."--Palliative Medicine

"The most cohesive and comprehensive guide to this evolving field yet available" --British Journal of Cancer

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (January 19, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 019262489X
• ISBN-13: 978-0192624895
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,481,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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