Palliative Care for Children

Palliative Care for Children improves the lives of patients and their families and is an approach that involves treating the whole person (body, mind and spirit), rather than just their illness. It can be applied to all levels of care. Chapters cover:
• The principles and practice of palliative care for children
• Ethics and decision making
• Communication
• Teamwork, managing conflict and self-care
• Holistic assessment and palliative care planning
• Psychosocial care and support
• Cultural understanding and spiritual care
• Pain management
• Management of respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms
• Management of neurological, nutritional and skin symptoms
• End-of-life care
• Loss, grief and bereavement

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1 x Book