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End of life [electronic resource] : nursing solutions for death with dignity / Lynn Keegan, Carole Ann Drick.

Keegan, Lynn.; Drick, Carole Ann.
2010
RT87.T45 K44 2010eb
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Title
End of life [electronic resource] : nursing solutions for death with dignity / Lynn Keegan, Carole Ann Drick.
Author
Keegan, Lynn.
ISBN
9780826107602 (electronic bk.)
9780826107596
Published
New York : Springer, 2010.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
RT87.T45 K44 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
616/.029
Summary
This professional clinical guide presents nursing administrators and nurses in acute care agencies, nursing homes, hospice, and palliative care settings with detailed implementation strategies for accommodating dying persons and their loved ones as they make the transition from physical life. Written by nurses for nurses, the text promotes compassionate end-of-life care and provides a roadmap to changing the death experience of patients and their families into one that is peaceful, personal, and dignified. It presents theoretical frameworks for end-of-life care, the need for and the development of the Golden Room concept and how it fits into these frameworks.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on print version record.
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Drick, Carole Ann.
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End of life.
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Foundations. Why people die
Death with dignity
A place for death with dignity: "The Golden Room"
End-of-life issues
End-of-life costs of care
Legal and ethical barriers
Theory and Practice. Theoretical frameworks
Letting go: the body's shutdown process
Changing the consciousness around death and dying
Spiritual perspectives
Palliative care to hospice to "The Golden Room"
Implementation Steps. Guide to implementing "The Golden Room" concept with health professionals
Creating a plan or proposal
Preparing for the future.

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