Hospice Care for Children
by Armstrong-Dailey, Ann; Zarbock, SarahEdition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-09-30
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
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 aninternational perspective chapter and a chapter written cy Children's Hospice International with detailed all-inclusive care plans.
Table of Contents
| Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa Anglican Church of Southern Africa | |
| Foreword | |
| Introduction | |
| Issues in Clinical Management | |
| Children's Understanding of Death | |
| Pain and Symptom Management | |
| Psychosocial Aspects of Serious Illness in Childhood and Adolescence: Responding to the Storm | |
| The Spectrum of Palliative Nurse Care of Children and Their Families Across Settings | |
| Neonatal Death | |
| Care for the Child with HIV Infection and AIDS | |
| Support Systems | |
| Caring for Bereaved Parents | |
| After a Child Dies: Helping the Siblings | |
| Spiritual Care of Children and Parents | |
| Staff Support in Pediatric Hospice Care | |
| Volunteers in Pediatric Palliative Care Programs: Changing Medical Environment | |
| The Essential Role of School Bereavement Programs | |
| Therapeutic Play and Creative Arts: Helping Children Cope with Illness, Death and Grief | |
| The Primary Care Physician's Role in Hospice Care | |
| Differnet Contexts, Different Lessons | |
| Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide | |
| Pediatrics and Palliative Care: Learning from One Another | |
| Children's Hospice International Program for All-Inclusive Care for Children and Their Families | |
| Palliative Care Across a Pediatric Post Acute Healthcare System | |
| Ethical Decision Making at the End of Life | |
| Incorporating Children in an Adult Hospice Program | |
| Death-Related Literature for Children and Adolescents: Selected, Annotated, and with Guidelines and Resources for Adults | |
| AppendixIndex | |
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