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This book provides essential information on best practices for quality care at the end of life.It is organized around the 15 competencies in palliative care developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.The book offers a blend of holistic humanistic caring with aggressive management of pain and symptoms.Comprehensive clinical content is combined with curriculum guidelines for educators.This book is for students and educators at all levels of nursing education, and practicing nurses working with the terminally ill. ... Read more

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The Fifth Edition of Cancer Nursing continues to present the most comprehensive information on oncology nursing from leading cancer nursing experts. The considerable progress in the science of oncology and oncology nursing has necessitated extensive revisions in this edition, which has been updated to include the latest development in oncology nursing and cancer patient care. ... Read more

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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice
This book is the bible to oncology nurses. It starts at the beginning of time to give you background on cancer, but it also goes in depth to describe each specific disease and as the disease progresses what signs and symptoms to be on the watch for. I found this book to be extremely informative for anyone who wants to know every thing there is to know about cancer. It is an easy read book that is up to date on diseases, clinical trials, drug company pt assistance, as well as listings for oncology support groups..I showed this book to an AOCN who stated this was the most informative easily digested book she has seen. The information is clearly written easily understood and easily findable...enjoy this informative book...

Cancer Nursing why you need this book
Cancer Nursing is an excellent resource for any library for either the practicing oncology nurse or the healthcare professional caring for oncology patients. This book is written with in depth information to help you care for oncology patients. This book has an easy to follow and understand lay out including the most up to date cancer information. ... Read more

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ONCOLOGY NURSING: ASSESSMENT AND CLINICAL CARE is a comprehensive clinical reference for nurses who care for cancer patients and their families. Part I of this in-depth resource provides an up-to-date understanding of cancer as a disease, its pathophysiology, the therapeutic modalities to treat it, an overview of collaborative nursing management of cancer patients across the continuum of care, cultural issues, and special considerations in providing physical and psychosocial care to terminally ill patients and their families. Part II details the clinical management of specific types of cancers, covering one type of cancer per chapter. Content for specific cancers includes Introduction, History, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathology, Evaluation, Management, Treatment, Prognosis, and Research Issues. ... Read more

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Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment of the older adult with cancer, including:

An overview of cancer in the older adult, and barriers to treatment

Prevention and screening of cancer in the older adult

How to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a method for planning multidisciplinary care

Practical applications of qualiy of life assessment and decision analysis

Special considerations in radiation therapy and chemotherapy with the older adult

Social and caregiver issues

This book reflects lessons learned from a nurse-physician team who planned and implemented the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute in Florida. ... Read more

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Invaluable Resource for Hospice and Palliative Care
This book is a great resource for anyone in hospice or palliative care. By following the structure of the Palliative Performance Scale, this book will guide you through the varied experiences of people who are dying and their loved ones. The authors do an excellent job of portraying the confusion and stress that surround many families from the point of diagnosis until the final phases of grief, while also giving professionals the information they need to provide comfort and reassurance in this difficult time. ... Read more

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"Cancer Treatment" one of the best research
Cancer Treatment, by Charles M. Haskel, M.D. F.A.C.P.,4th edition is by far the most comprehensive book on the subject that I have read. It is not a book for the uninitiated in understanding cancer and all the myriad diagnosis and treatments. But with statistics rising to the fact that one in three people will have some form of cancer within their lifetime, it is important to know what the options you or your family member have or will have when diagnosed. The reader has to be strong and optimistic. This is a factual book with great hope and a lot of reality. Doctors are always positive when they look at you and your family member, but they only tell you what they think is best for you to know. If you are strong, astute, practical and want to know the real facts then read this book and go back to this doctor alone, with book in hand, (he will know the book) and then ask for a frank discussion with her or him. I am a writer, researcher and producer with many international awards. I highly recommend this book for your library. It I well laid out, not opinionated and worth the price. ... Read more

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2004 Oncology Nursing Drug Handbook is a comprehensive nursing resource for assessment, intervention, and patient education in the administration of oncology drugs. This essential reference provides valuable information on symptom management and chemotherapy administration for the oncology nurse. For 2004 it has been updated with the latest chemotherapy and symptom management drugs. ... Read more

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Develop your telephone triage skills with this new resource for nurses working in cancer care in an outpatient setting. This book provides a systematic approach to performing a telephone nursing assessment, a discussion of telephone triage practice models, tips to improve telephone communication, and a history of telephone triage. Also featured are symptom-focused telephone protocols and guidelines provided by nurses working in cancer care. ... Read more

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The past thirty years has seen a huge expansion in the provision of palliative care services. Because Palliative Medicine is a multidisciplinary specialty - combining the expertise of oncologists, anaesthetists, nurses, and many other therapeutic groups, the effectiveness of such treatment can be very difficult to measure. Additionally, research involving terminally ill patients and their carers can also present a number of practical and ethical problems. In spite of this, current health policy demands evidence of effectiveness and value for money of health service interventions at all levels of complexity, including the service level. Evaluating Palliative Care: Establishing the Evidence Baseprovides an introduction to the theory and practice of the evaluation of palliative care services. It examines the methodological issues involved in the evaluation of palliative care, and outlines a practical approach that is readily applicable to many other health care interventions. In particular, research issues involving terminally ill patients and their carers are analysed and discussed, and approaches suggested for future work. ... Read more

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Great book - easy to read and very illuminating
Margaret Robbins has written an outstanding introduction to an evidence based approach to palliative medicine. This book should be useful to students and practitioners alike.

The book doesn't over-simplify. The author has a great deal of experience; highly rated. ... Read more

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HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE HANDBOOK: Quality, Compliance, And Reimbursement includes everything hospice and palliative care providers need to know. For each of the hospice-related clinical problems presented, the handbook offers detailed standards and documentation guidelines including ICD-9 (diagnostic) codes, NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses, service skills, including the skills of the interdisciplinary hospice care team, outcomes and goals, and specific tips for reimbursement and quality. This compact, easy-to-use handbook is the only guide that offers clinicians complete coverage of all hospice-related conditions with practical and specific guidance for hospice care and documentation. It takes the guesswork out of hospice goals, interventions, and outcomes. ... Read more

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hospice and palliative care handbook
This book is directed at home health based programs who also care for the terminally ill.
It is not specific to hospice care under medicare reembursement. It is of little use to nurses working in hospice care and at times is very inappropriate in its advice for the care of terminally ill patients.

Excellent Fundamentals
I am the Adminstrator of a Hospice and Home Health Agency and recently bought this book for our staff to use on a routine basis. To date I have had nothing but positive comments from the staff on its comprehensiveness and its ease of use. Despite the fact that I am an administrator and not a clinical person, I found the book easy to read and excellent in providing critical clinical and administrative detail to help in the day-to-day and moment-to-moment issues that we deal with in Hospice. ... Read more

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The original and complete 1.6 million copy inspirational classic now in paperback. A moving modern-day parable that shows how a positive attitude and hopeful spirit affects cancer and contributes to survival. Must reading for both patients and family members who are going through the cancer journey. ... Read more

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I have conquered cancer... today.
This is a tremendous book... and I've read it 30 times. It's easy to read but filled with insights that helped me find a pathway to recovery. I have also purchased over 30 copies of this book for my friends... ALL of whom have been diagnosed with cancer in the last 8 years since my own diagnosis. Surviving cancer is a process... and with good strategies and good medical care people do it all the time. This book is a roadmap of much of that process. ... Read more

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A cancer diagnosis affects the entire family. By identifying the common questions and concerns of caregivers, 100 Questions & Answers About Caring for Family or Friends with Cancer will prepare caretakers for the practical issues that often arise (such as, "How do I find a good doctor?") and help find ways to better cope with the inevitable emotional issues of caring for a loved one with cancer.

Developing coping skills is a challenging learning process, but when able to cope more effectively, reduce anxiety, and focus on enhancing quality of life, one will better manage medical care effectively -- and also feel better. The authors of this indispensable guide, two cancer social workers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, share their strategies -- developed over many years of experience -- for supporting loved ones with cancer. ... Read more

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This book provides comprehensive, practical guidelines on the responsibilites of those who leade, co-ordinate and manage volunteers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams.Volunteers are key workers, who often perform difficult and always important work.In the United Kingdom alone, there are thousands of volunteers in hospice work, a small proportion doing work with patients, and the vast majority doing equally valuable work such as driving, sitting with relatives, manning charity shops and telephones.As a result, Europe, Australia, the United States and Canada are very interested in the United Kingdom's use of volunteers. Aimed primarily at Volunteer Service Managers in small hospices, large specialist palliative care units, and in general hospitals with palliative care teams, this book covers volunteer selection, training, supervision and support, and legal and ethical considerations.Information is presented in an easily accessible way, using key points, summary panels and checklists.Contributors, who are all Volunteer Service Managers themselves, have included small, clinical vignettes to bring the text to life.This book withh also appeal to the volunteers themselves. ... Read more