Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing

BRF: Director of Nursing Education and Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durate, California. NC: Consultant, Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics in Oncology; Pain and Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York (Retired). JP: Director, Cancer Pain Program, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

1. Introduction to Palliative Nursing Care ; 2. National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care: Promoting Excellence in Palliative Nursing ; 3. Hospital-Based Palliative Care ; 4. Principles of Patient and Family Assessment ; 5. Communication in Palliative Care: An Essential Competency for Nurses ; Section II. Symptom Assessment and Management ; 6. Pain Assessment ; 7. Pain at the End of Life ; 8. Fatigue ; 9. Anorexia and Cachexia ; 10. Nausea and Vomiting ; 11. Dysphagia, Xerostomia, and Hiccups ; 12. Bowel Management: Constipation, Diarrhea, Obstruction, and Ascites ; 13. Artificial Nutrition and Hydration ; 14. Dyspnea, Terminal Secretions, and Cough ; 15. Urinary Tract Disorders ; 16. Lymphedema Management ; 17a. Skin Disorders: Pressure Ulcers: Prevention and Management ; 17b. Skin Disorders: Malignant Wounds, Fistulas, and Stomas ; 18. Pruritis, Fever, and Sweats ; 19. Neurological Disorders ; 20. Anxiety and Depression ; 21. Delirium, Confusion, Agitation, and Restlessness ; 22. Insomnia ; 23. Sexuality ; 24. Urgent Syndromes at the End of Life ; 25. Sedation for Refractory Symptoms ; 26. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care ; 27. Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies: Mechanical Ventilation, Dialysis, and Cardiac Device ; Section III. Psychosocial Support ; 28. The Meaning of Hope in the Dying ; 29. Bereavement ; 30. Supporting Families in Palliative Care ; 31. Planning for the Actual Death ; 32. Spiritual Assessment ; 33. Spiritual Care Intervention ; 34. Meaning in Illness ; Section IV. Special Patient Populations ; 35. Caring for Those with Chronic Illness ; 36. Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care ; 37. Elderly Patients ; 38. Poor, Homeless, and Underserved Populations ; 39. End-of-Life Care for Patients with Mental Illness and Personality Disorders ; 40. Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; 41. Caring for the Patient With Substance Use Disorder at the End of Life ; 42. Palliative Care of Cancer Survivors ; 43. Veterans ; Section V. End-of-Life Care Across Settings ; 44. Improving the Quality of Care Across All Settings ; 45. Long-Term Care: Focus on Nursing Homes ; 46. Home Care and Hospice Home Care ; 47. The Intensive Care Unit ; 48. Palliative Care Nursing in the Outpatient Setting ; 49. Rehabilitation and Palliative Care ; 50. The Emergency Department ; 51. The Role of Nursing in Caring for Patients Undergoing Palliative Surgery for Advanced Disease ; 52. Palliative Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials in Advanced Cancer: The Nurse's Role ; 53. Rural Palliative Care ; 54. Palliative Care in Mass Casualty Events with Scarce Resources ; Section VI. Pediatric Palliative Care ; 55. Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care ; 56. Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care ; 57. Pediatric Care: Transitioning Goals of Care in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and In Between ; 58. End-of-Life Decision-Making in Pediatric Oncology ; 59. Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ; 60. Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care ; 61. Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before You ; Section VII. Special Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care ; 62. The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ; 63. Reflections on Occupational Stress in Palliative Care Nursing: Is it Changing? ; 64. Ethical Considerations in Palliative Care ; 65. Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in Dying ; 66. Nursing Education ; 67. Nursing Research ; 68. Enhancing Team Effectiveness ; 69. Clinical Interventions, Economic Impact, and Palliative Care ; 70. International Palliative Care Initiatives ; 71. Palliative Care in Canada ; 72. Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand ; 73. Palliative Care in the UK ; 74. Palliative Care in Europe ; 75. Palliative Care in Latin America ; 76. Palliative Care in Africa ; 77. Palliative Care in Japan ; 78. Palliative Care in South Korea ; 79. Palliative Care in Eastern Europe ; 80. Palliative Care in the Philippines ; 81. Palliative Care in Situations of Conflict ; 82. Palliative Care as a Human Right ; 83. A Good Death ; Appendix