Nursing Care at the End of Life

Nursing Care at the End of Life, by Ginny Wacker Guido, presents material ranging from the legal and ethical aspects that affect care to the clinical issues nurses face when dealing with acute illness, pain and dying, to communication and family dynamics. Case studies give readers an opportunity to process and apply the chapter material.  The role of the nurse is highlighted throughout the book and each chapter is followed by NCLEX-style review questions.

Chapter One:  Nursing Care at the End-of-Life:  Introductory Concepts

 

Chapter Two:  Legal Issues

 

Chapter Three:  Ethical Issues

 

Chapter Four:  Symptom Management:  Pain at the End of Life

 

Chapter Five:  Symptom Management:  Non Pain Symtomatology at the End of Life

 

Chapter Six:  Hydration and Nutrition at the End of Life

 

Chapter Seven:  Caring for End-of-Life Patients Across the Life Span

 

Chapter Eight:  Communications

 

Chapter Nine:  Psychosocial Considerations

 

Chapter Ten:  Cultural and Spiritual Care at the End of Life

 

Chapter Eleven:  Care for the Caregiver

FIRST EDITION TITLE

Chapter Features

Pretest:  Each chapter begins with an NCLEX-style pretest that determines the students' prior knowledge of the subject and alerts them to areas of knowledge that they should focus on.

 

Glossary:  important terms that will be introduced are presented at the beginnings of the chapters.

 

Section Reviews:  At the end of each section, the student can complete an NCLEX-style review.

 

Case Studies: Throughout the chapters and concluding at the end of the chapter, the case studies allow the student to put a human face on the chapter content.

 

Chapter Summaries:  Core content from the chapter is summarized in bulleted format.