Palliative Care: A Practical Guide for the Health Professional: Finding Meaning and Purpose in Life and Death

by Kathryn Boog and Claire Tester

This book encourages health professionals to reconceptualise their practice in the light of the fact that their patients are deteriorating and dying, supporting them in their dichotomous role which involves affirming that person's life whilst acknowledging that that life is ending. Professionals are encouraged to think laterally, to be creative in their use of their core skills, and to use their life skills and experience to change the focus of their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443103801
• ISBN13: 9780443103803
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.5" x 9.7"