Description
Product ID: | 9789811250996 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook, The |
Authors: | Author: Allyn Hum, Mervyn Koh, Han Yee Neo, Choo Hwee Poi |
Page Count: | 344 |
Subjects: | Palliative medicine, Palliative medicine, Terminal care nursing, Terminal care nursing |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Palliative care supports patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses by providing relief from physical, emotional and spiritual suffering, improving the quality of life for them and their families. It is an important component of good patient care, an integral part of the continuum of support for patients suffering with advanced cancer and end stage organ diseases. Providing good palliative care requires both sound clinical knowledge and compassion.With new chapters on end stage organ diseases, spiritual care and medical ethics, all healthcare professionals will find wisdom and practical advice in this book by the patient's bedside. The editors and contributors of the 2nd Edition of The Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook have taken great care to provide readers with an evidence-based, updated guide to the practice of palliative medicine. Palliative care supports patients suffering from life-limiting illnesses by providing relief from physical, emotional and spiritual suffering, improving the quality of life for them and their families. It is an important component of good patient care, an integral part of the continuum of support for patients suffering with advanced cancer and end stage organ diseases. Providing good palliative care requires both sound clinical knowledge and compassion.With new chapters on end stage organ diseases, spiritual care and medical ethics, all healthcare professionals will find wisdom and practical advice in this book by the patient''s bedside. The editors and contributors of the 2nd Edition of The Bedside Palliative Medicine Handbook have taken great care to provide readers with an evidence-based, updated guide to the practice of palliative medicine. |
Imprint Name: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
Publisher Name: | World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-02-04 |