A Practical Guide to Palliative Care [Hardcover]

Jerry L. Old (Author), Daniel L. Swagerty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0781763436 | ISBN-13: 978-0781763431 | Edition: 1

Designed for easy use at the bedside, this manual contains the practical information health care professionals need to provide optimal end-of-life care. The book presents a multidimensional, holistic approach to assessment and management of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Topics covered include cultural diversity in end-of-life care; communicating with patients and families; predicting life expectancy; terminal care; non-pain symptom management; pain control; palliative interventions; pediatric palliative care; record keeping; and ethics.

The succinct, user-friendly presentation features bullet points and numerous quick-reference tables. Each chapter includes an "In a Nutshell" summary of key points.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (May 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781763436
• ISBN-13: 978-0781763431
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #618,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Very Light In information, September 8, 2009

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Scott Mw Haufe "scott" (florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Palliative Care (Hardcover)

Mainly just lists of information and a lot of the lists are so basic as to be devoid of useful information. Might provide a nice reference source but too much information is lacking to make it a good review source. I am studying for a board exam and basically found the book worthless.

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical for everyday health care professionals., July 11, 2011

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gpatama (SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Palliative Care (Hardcover)

Personally, I impress the feature of this book. It is an intention of the authors to present Palliative medicine in a "light" - simple, concise. We could not expect comprehensiveness from this book since it was indicated "Practical guide" for " General Family Practice". Anyway, it could be better if there are additional reading references for more details. By conclusion, this book is nice, at least in clinical part, for who provide end of life care but not yet experts.

3.0 out of 5 stars Palliative Care Book Review, October 16, 2010

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Christopher Burress - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Practical Guide to Palliative Care (Hardcover)

This book looks as though it is very detailed and has alot of information to tell you about palliative care and hospice care. Yet, when you read it you notice it is not very detailed and only has bulleted points. It seems to be more general in its approach to palliative care and does not address many of the questions and answers that most are seeking when they read a book of this caliber.