Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing

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