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Hospice care for children / edited by Ann Armstrong-Dailey, Sarah Zarbock Goltzer

Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations
Additional Creators
Armstrong-Dailey, Ann and Zarbock, Sarah F.
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Language Note
English.
Contents
Issues in clinical management. Children's understanding of death / Kathleen W. Faulkner -- Pain and symptom control / James S. Miser and Angela W. Miser -- Psychosocial aspects of serious illness in childhood and adolescence / Martha Blechar Gibbons -- Neonatal death / Cheryl Marco Naulty -- Care for the child with HIV infection and AIDS / Lori Wiener, Cindy Fair, and Philip A. Pizzo -- Support systems. Family dynamics / Andrew R. Tartler -- Caring for bereaved parents / J. William Worden and James R. Monahan -- After a child dies : helping the siblings / Betty Davies -- Lessons in grief : a practical look at school programs / Ellen Gortler -- Role of the primary physician / Doris A. Howell -- Staff support / Bernice Catherine Harper -- The volunteer component / Paul R. Brenner -- Appendix. An early model of care / Julie Simpson Sligh -- A home care program / Ida Martinson -- Palliative care in an inpatient hospital setting / Neil Lombardi -- Children's literature on death / Charles A. Corr.
Summary
Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses - and their families - require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in caring for dying children. It draws together contributions from leading authorities in a comprehensive, fully up-to-date resource, with an emphasis on practical topics that can be put to immediate use. The book covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice environment: organizational structure, clinical issues, the complementary roles of medical professionals and volunteers, the particular circumstances of neonatal and AIDS-related deaths, pain and symptom control, and bereavement support. It explains the developmental stages of children's understanding of death and offers useful advice about school programs and the helpful role of children's literature. Special consideration is given to the need to provide support to hospice staff as well as to grieving parents and surviving siblings. The book is intended for all those who participate in the hospice care process: physicians, nurses, social workers, teachers, clergy, family therapists, parents and community service volunteers.
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ISBN
1423737555 (electronic bk.)
9781423737551 (electronic bk.)
1280441437
9781280441431
9780195073126
0195073126
0195073126 (alk. paper)
9786610441433
661044143X
0198023723
9780198023722
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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