Pediatric Palliative Care

by Betty R. Ferrell (Editor)

Overview

Pediatric palliative care is a field of significant growth as health care systems recognize the benefits of palliative care in areas such as neonatal intensive care, pediatric ICU, and chronic pediatric illnesses. Pediatric Palliative Care, the fourth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, highlights key issues related to the field. Chapters address pediatric hospice, symptom management, pediatric pain, the neonatal intensive care unit, transitioning goals of care between the emergency department and intensive care unit, and grief and bereavement in pediatric palliative care. The content of the concise, clinically focused volumes in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series is one resource for nurses preparing for specialty certification exams and provides a quick-reference in daily practice. Plentiful tables and patient teaching points make these volumes useful resources for nurses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190244200
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/03/2015
Series:	HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Betty R. Ferrell is the Director and Professor of Nursing Research and Education at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California.

Table of Contents

1. Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care 2. Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care 3. Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before You 4. Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 5. Pediatric Care: Transitioning Goals of Care in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and In Between 6. Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care