This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Mimi Mahon, features subject topics such as: Understanding Children's Involvment in Medical Decision Making; Symptom Management at End of Life; Assessing respiratory distress when the patient can’t self-report; Barriers to Palliative Care, Legislative Issues; End Stage Liver Disease: Symptoms & Practice Implications; Dying children: Creating opportunities out of a “Last Chance; Decision making in palliative care; Discussing a family member's serious illness: children's and families' perspectives; Living with cognitive impairments in Long Term Care: Palliative Care & End of Life implications; Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy; The patient and family perspectives: Living with cancer; Palliative care concepts in the sickle cell population.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Dedication - p. 7 8. Symptom Management in Palliative Care and End of Life Care - p. 8 9. “I Want to Live, Until I don’t Want to Live Anymore”: Involving Children With Life-Threatening and Life-Shortening Illnesses in Decision Making About Care and Treatment - p. 39 10. Clinical Decision Making in Palliative Care and End of Life Care - p. 49 11. Assessing Respiratory Distress When the Patient Cannot Report Dyspnea - p. 58 12. Sickle Cell Disease: An Opportunity for Palliative Care Across the Life Span - p. 64 13. Barriers to Effective Palliative Care for Low-Income Patients in Late Stages of Cancer: Report of a Study and Strategies for Defining and Conquering the Barriers - p. 77 14. End-Stage Liver Disease: Challenges and Practice Implications - p. 83 15. Is a Good Death Possible After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy? - p. 92 16. Recruiting for End of Life Research: Lessons Learned in Family Research - p. 100 17. Personal Relationships and Communication Messages at the End of Life - p. 105 18. Helping Parents Make and Survive End of Life Decisions for Their Seriously Ill Child - p. 114 19. Living with Cancer: Perspectives on a Five Year Journey - p. 120 20. Index - p. 128
This issue of Nursing Clinics, Guest Edited by Mimi Mahon, features subject topics such as: Understanding Children's Involvment in Medical Decision Making; Symptom Management at End of Life; Assessing respiratory distress when the patient can’t self-report; Barriers to Palliative Care, Legislative Issues; End Stage Liver Disease: Symptoms & Practice Implications; Dying children: Creating opportunities out of a “Last Chance; Decision making in palliative care; Discussing a family member's serious illness: children's and families' perspectives; Living with cognitive impairments in Long Term Care: Palliative Care & End of Life implications; Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy; The patient and family perspectives: Living with cancer; Palliative care concepts in the sickle cell population.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Dedication - p. 7 8. Symptom Management in Palliative Care and End of Life Care - p. 8 9. “I Want to Live, Until I don’t Want to Live Anymore”: Involving Children With Life-Threatening and Life-Shortening Illnesses in Decision Making About Care and Treatment - p. 39 10. Clinical Decision Making in Palliative Care and End of Life Care - p. 49 11. Assessing Respiratory Distress When the Patient Cannot Report Dyspnea - p. 58 12. Sickle Cell Disease: An Opportunity for Palliative Care Across the Life Span - p. 64 13. Barriers to Effective Palliative Care for Low-Income Patients in Late Stages of Cancer: Report of a Study and Strategies for Defining and Conquering the Barriers - p. 77 14. End-Stage Liver Disease: Challenges and Practice Implications - p. 83 15. Is a Good Death Possible After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapy? - p. 92 16. Recruiting for End of Life Research: Lessons Learned in Family Research - p. 100 17. Personal Relationships and Communication Messages at the End of Life - p. 105 18. Helping Parents Make and Survive End of Life Decisions for Their Seriously Ill Child - p. 114 19. Living with Cancer: Perspectives on a Five Year Journey - p. 120 20. Index - p. 128
