Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care [Spiral-bound]

Linda Wrede-Seaman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1888411074 | ISBN-13: 978-1888411072 | Publication Date: January 1999 | Edition: 2nd

...of use to anyone working with hospice patients, allowing for a team approach and standardization of home care... allows for flexibility for individual patient differences & physican preferences for various therapies & medications.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 190 pages
• Publisher: Intellicard; 2nd edition (January 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888411074
• ISBN-13: 978-1888411072
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Medical Books > Pharmacology > Pain Medicine

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72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars symptom management algorithms:a handbook for palliative care, April 15, 2001

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sarah beadling (elkridge, md usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care (Spiral-bound)

This is a valuable book for both new and seasoned hospice nurses. I only wish I would have run across it earlier in my career. I am now a certified hospice and palliative care nurse who orients new employees to a nationwide hospice provider and I am ordering a copy for each new nurse!

Although there are several hospice reference books out there this one provides prompting for thorough assesment as well as standard treatment options. The Oxford Text of Palliative Care is absolutely the most thorough and exhausting reference guide to palliative symptoms, syndromes,and treatments-but it is too cumbersome to be carried into the field for quick reference. The Peter Kaye symptom management book is also one that I have used and come across repeatedly in the field. It is easier to carry and the explanations are in almost lay terms, but it lacks easy to access to assesment prompting and treatment standards. Both of these books contain a lot of good information, but do not provide the practical guidance readily available in Linda Wrede-Seaman's algorithm book.

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Fantastic, July 23, 2002

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This review is from: Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care (Spiral-bound)

I purchased this book 2 years ago when I first became a hospice nurse and I have to tell you what a blessing it has been. Not only did it allow me to effectively provide my patient with appropriate pain and symptom management, but it also proved a wonderful teaching guide for the PCP for their patients.
As a Patient Care Coordinator, I recommend it to all of our field nurses. My copy is currently at the printing shop being lamanted due to its continuous use :)

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice pocket guide, November 17, 2005

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S. K. Vesteng "msmisty" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symptom Management Algorithms: A Handbook for Palliative Care (Spiral-bound)

I've used my little handbook for a number of years now and recently purchased copies for my case managers. They have reported they refer to the handbook often and it is kept with them at all times while they are in the field. It is well worth the money.