Even for the most experienced healthcare professional, managing the last few days of life can be difficult. This unique book provides guidelines for the care of the dying based on the Liverpool Integrated Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP). Developed at a hospice, the information can be disseminated and adapted to fit different settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.
The LCP is a multiprofessional document that incorporates evidence-based practice and appropriate guidelines related to care of the dying. It provides a template which describes the process of care which is generally delivered in a clinical situation and incorporates the expected outcome of care delivery. The LCP replaces all other documentation in this phase of care. Care pathways can provide a potentially powerful aid to professionals involved in palliative care. Basic principles of treatment are translated into daily practice, including bedside documentation systems, policies and procedures, standards of practice, continuing education and quality improvement programmes. This book also includes chapters on symptom control, ethical issues, communication skills, and spiritual care written by experts in the field which underpin the use of the LCP.
Care of the Dying Second Edition will prove invaluable to all healthcare professionals involved in the care of the dying patient, organisations and Trusts who want to develop demonstrable measures and outcomes of care.
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Review from previous edition This is a book that should be widely read. As its title suggests, it provides the tools to make the sort of changes that make a difference. It would be of value to most hospital doctors, general practitioners in the UK and contains much interest for Europe and North America GPs and is packed with useful information . . . I would highly recommend this book to all those professionals involved in looking after dying patients. * European Journal of Cancer Care, 13 * This book deserves to be widely read and will hopefully lead to the more widespread use of the Pathway, or locally adapted versions of it, both within and without specialist palliative care units. * IAHPC Website *
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This book will be of interest to all healthcare professionals involved in care of the dying patient. It will also help trusts and organisations that want to develop demonstrable measures and outcomes of care.
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30 black and white line drawings and 5 black and white halftones
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Höhe: 232 mm
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Dicke: 28 mm
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978-0-19-955083-8 (9780199550838)
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John Ellershaw is professor of palliative medicine at the University of Liverpool and director of Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute. He is also national deputy clinical director for end of life care.
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Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Liverpool and Director of the Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute, Liverpool, UK
Head of Palliative Care Research, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research & Development Unit, Royal Free & University College Medical School, London, UK
Introduction ; 1. What about Care Pathways? ; 2. What is the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP)? ; 3. Symptom control in care of the dying: how can the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) influence symptom control?, How do you manage nausea and vomiting in the dying patient? and Comfort measures in the last hours or days of life ; 4. Ethical issues in care of the dying ; 5. Communication in care of the dying ; 6. Spiritual/religious issues in care of the dying ; 7. Supporting family and friends as death approaches and afterwards ; 8. Supporting children as death approaches and afterwards ; 9. Induction and implementation of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient (LCP) ; 10. Dissemination and sustainability strategy for the LCP programme - incorporating a model for national audit for care of the dying ; 11. International development of the LCP ; Appendix 1 - The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP) Core Documentation ; Appendix 2 - Ongoing assessment of the plan of care ; Appendix 3 - Completed pathway ; Appendix 4 - Coping with dying leaflet
