{"product_id":"care-of-the-dying-patient-david-a-fleming-9780826218902","title":"Care of the Dying Patient","description":"Although the need for improved care for dying patients is widely recognized and frequently discussed, few books address the needs of the physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice team members, and pastoral counselors involved in care. \u003ci\u003eCare of the Dying Patient\u003c\/i\u003e contains material not found in other sources, offering advice and solutions to anyone--professional caregiver or family member--confronted with incurable illness and death. Its authors have lectured and published extensively on care of the dying patient and here review a wide range of topics to show that relief of physical suffering is not the only concern in providing care. \u003cbr\u003e This collection encompasses diverse aspects of end-of-life care across multiple disciplines, offering a broad perspective on such central issues as control of pain and other symptoms, spirituality, the needs of caregivers, and special concerns regarding the elderly. In its pages, readers will find out how to: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eeffectively utilize palliative-care services and activate timely referral to hospice, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003earrange for care that takes into account patients' cultural beliefs, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erespond to spiritual and psychological distress, including the loss of hope that often overshadows physical suffering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The authors especially emphasize palliative care and hospice, since some physicians fear that such referrals may be viewed by patients and families as abandonment. They also address ethical and legal risks in pain management and warn that fear of overprescribing pain medication may inadvertently lead to ineffective pain relief and even place the treating team at risk of liability for undertreatment of pain. \u003cbr\u003e While physicians have the ability to treat disease, they also help to determine the time and place of death, and they must recognize that end-of-life choices are made more complex than ever before by advances in medicine and at the same time increasingly important. \u003ci\u003eCare of the Dying Patient\u003c\/i\u003e addresses some of the challenges frequently confronted in terminal care and points the way toward a more compassionate way of death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826218903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826218902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"David A. Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447798345983,"sku":"9780826218902","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a25918a3-83af-4126-8065-a42a2e347ab4.jpg?v=1777234887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/care-of-the-dying-patient-david-a-fleming-9780826218902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}