{"product_id":"a-hospice-guide-book-curtis-e-smith-9781462400096","title":"A Hospice Guide Book: Hospice Care: A Wise Choice Providing Quality Comfort Care Through the End of Life's Journey","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In \u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book, \u003c\/i\u003e author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA resource for families, patients, and health care providers, \u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough explanation of the hospice concept. It discusses\u003cbr\u003e - the definition of hospice care and its origins;\u003cbr\u003e - hospice fallacies, myths, and facts;\u003cbr\u003e - alternative care modalities;\u003cbr\u003e - the hospice team and its responsibilities;\u003cbr\u003e - levels of care and treatment;\u003cbr\u003e - pain and pain management;\u003cbr\u003e - hospice residences;\u003cbr\u003e - end of life care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book\u003c\/i\u003e presents a plethora of information about hospice, enabling those who could become hospice patients the opportunity to receive the benefit of expert comfort care; pain control management; symptom control; and emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support as they live with their terminal illness during the end-of-life journey and peacefully transition from this life to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curtis E. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1462400094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462400096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inspiring Voices\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curtis E. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450144616703,"sku":"9781462400096","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aeb93a24-7a84-4582-b5e2-85b9a8cfb860.jpg?v=1698503035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hospice-guide-book-curtis-e-smith-9781462400096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}