Hospice care for children / Edited by Ann Armstrong-Dailey, Sarah Zarbock

By:

Armstrong-Dailey, Ann

Contributor(s):

Zarbock, Sarah F

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.Edition: 3rdDescription: xviii, 416 p.; 24 cmISBN:

9780195340709

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 362.1756 ARM

Contents:

I. Issues in clinical management II. Support systems III. Different contexts, different lessons.

Summary: Annotation Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses--and their families-- require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book, the first edition of which won the 1993 Pediatric Nursing Book of the Year Award, provides an authoritative source for the many people involvedin caring for dying children. It draws together contributions from leading authorities in a comprehensive, fully up-to-date resource, with an emphasis on practical topics that can be put to immediate use. The book covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice environment and is intendedfor all those who participate in the hospice-care process: physicians, nurses, social workers, teachers, clergy, family therapists, parents, and community service volunteers

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	362.1756 ARM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		43338

I. Issues in clinical management II. Support systems III. Different contexts, different lessons.

Annotation Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses--and their families-- require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book, the first edition of which won the 1993 Pediatric Nursing Book of the Year Award, provides an authoritative source for the many people involvedin caring for dying children. It draws together contributions from leading authorities in a comprehensive, fully up-to-date resource, with an emphasis on practical topics that can be put to immediate use. The book covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice environment and is intendedfor all those who participate in the hospice-care process: physicians, nurses, social workers, teachers, clergy, family therapists, parents, and community service volunteers

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