Ebook: Care of the imminently dying
- Tags: Palliative treatment., Terminal care., Death.
- Series: HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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'Care of the Imminently Dying' provides an overview of symptom management when a patient is reaching the end of their life. This volume covers delirium and the advantages of early diagnosis, determining the presence of dyspnea, death rattle, or cough, urgent syndromes that may appear the end of life, palliative sedation, and the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies.
Abstract: 'Care of the Imminently Dying' provides an overview of symptom management when a patient is reaching the end of their life. This volume covers delirium and the advantages of early diagnosis, determining the presence of dyspnea, death rattle, or cough, urgent syndromes that may appear the end of life, palliative sedation, and the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies