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Fast Facts for the Hospice Nurse, Second Edition

A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care

Patricia Moyle Wright (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
268 Seiten
2020 | 2nd New edition
Springer Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
9780826164636 (ISBN)
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Substantially updated and expanded, the second edition of this quick-access reference for hospice nurses continues to deliver the most current information on the clinical and administrative duties of the hospice nurse. It provides timely information on cultural issues, special communication considerations, and hospice care's enduring growth.
Provides comprehensive, current information for addressing the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of hospice patients and their families

Substantially updated and expanded, the second edition of this quick-access reference for hospice nurses continues to deliver the most current information on the clinical and administrative duties of the hospice nurse. It encompasses important regulatory changes and milestones, providing timely information on cultural issues, special communication considerations, and hospice care’s enduring growth.

This resource provides new content on levels of care, assessment and symptom management, and occupational stress, burnout, and self-care. New treatment guidelines and algorithms are included, as are updates on quality measures, the reimbursement schedule, compliance initiatives, and electronic documentation with specific examples.

An indispensable clinical resource, the book is a valuable reference for nurses who are seeking to specialize in hospice, those who work in long-term care settings, post-acute care settings, acute care setting, and those who are seeking to enhance their knowledge of end-of-life care within other specialties.



New to the Second Edition:Includes new regulatory changes/milestones, such as The National Quality Forum New Priorities for Action 2019
Provides updated information about levels of care, particularly the Last 7 Days rule from Medicare
Covers the use of cannabis, non-pharmacological pain management interventions, care of the dying patient, and post-mortem care
New chapters are included on the hospice nurse's role as case manager, patient discharge, religious and cultural influences on end-of-life care, pain assessment and interventions, wound care, care of the dying patient, and post-mortem care.



Key Features:Reflects key competencies for the hospice nurse as designated by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
Delineates clinical and administrative responsibilities of the hospice nurse
Simplifies complex information such as Medicare regulations and compliance
Provides screening tools for depression, anxiety, and wound risk
Includes the Palliative Performance Scale and the Karnofsky Performance Scale
Serves as a concise study resource for certification

Patricia Moyle Wright, PhD, MBA, MSN, CRNP, ACNS-BC, CHPN, CNE, FPCN is a Professor of Nursing at The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she teaches in the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs. Dr. Wright brings her more than 25 years of experience in the field of hospice and palliative care to her teaching and truly loves to inspire students to provide the best possible care to those facing their last moments. She also continues to provide direct care to terminally ill patients through her work as a per diem hospice Nurse Practitioner. Outside of the classroom and clinical settings, Dr. Wright shares her love of end-of-life nursing care with others through her writing. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on issues related to end-of-life care. She is co-editor of the award-winning text Perinatal and Pediatric Bereavement in Nursing and other Health Professions (Springer Publishing), which was chosen as the 2016 AJN Book of the Year in the category of Palliative Care and Hospice. She is also the author of a ready reference text for nurses titled Fast Facts for the Hospice Nurse: A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care, as well as Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN) Exam Review: A Study Guide with Questions, which was a 2020 AJN Book of the Year award-winner in the category of Palliative Care and Hospice.

Section I: Overview of Hospice


1. An introduction to hospice and palliative care


2. History and evolution of hospice in the U.S.


3. Hospice philosophy and the role of the nurse


4. The hospice interdisciplinary team


Section II: Essentials of hospice nursing


5. The hospice nurse as case manager


6. Goals of care conversations


7. Establishing hospice eligibility


8. Hospice admission and level of care


9. Patient discharge


Section III: Spiritual and cultural issues


10. Spiritual and existential suffering


11. Religious customs in end-of-life care


12. Cultural influences on end-of-life care


13. Cultural influences on end-of-life communication


Section IV: Physical symptoms at the end of life


14. End of life symptoms


15. Cannabis & cannabinoids for pain management


16. Pain assessment


17. Pharmacological pain management


18. Non-pharmacological pain management


19. Pain management evaluation


20. Wound care at the end of life


Section V: Death, dying, and bereavement


21. Care of the dying patient


22. Post-mortem care


23. Grief and bereavement


Section VI: Quality and compliance in hospice


24. Defining quality in hospice


25. Monitoring quality


26. Ensuring compliance with hospice regulations


27. Electronic documentation in hospice


Section VII: Occupational stress in hospice nursing


28. Sources of occupational stress


29. Consequences of occupational stress


30. Addressing occupational stress


31. Self-care 101

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Fast Facts
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Palliativmedizin
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Fachpflege
Medizin / Pharmazie Pflege Palliativpflege / Sterbebegleitung
ISBN-13 9780826164636 / 9780826164636
Zustand Neuware
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