Armstrong-Dailey (CEO of Children's Hospice International, Virginia) and Zarbock (editor-in-chief of Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants) present the third edition of this resource for professionals in children's hospice and palliative care, updated to include an international perspective and coverage of the work and standards of Children's Hospice International. The 21 chapters by contributors in pediatrics, palliative care, nursing, and health policy, among other fields, are organized into the broad themes of: issues in clinical management, support systems, and different contexts with different lessons. Specific topics include: psychosocial aspects of serious illness in childhood and adolescence, neonatal death, caring for bereaved parents and siblings, spiritual care, therapeutic play and creative arts, the primary care physician's role in hospice care, palliative care across a pediatric post-acute health care system, ethical decision making at the end of life, incorporating children in an adult hospice program, and death-related literature for children and adolescents. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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, now in its third edition, provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in the care of dying children. Written by leading authorities in pediatrics and palliative medicine, this comprehensive resource emphasizes practical topics and covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice care from psychological stress to pain and symptom management. The text has been fully updated and includes an international perspective chapter and a chapter written cy Children's Hospice International with detailed all-inclusive care plans.
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