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A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of LifeThe Impact of Terminal Illness on the Family

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A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of LifeThe Impact of Terminal Illness on the Family

Perkins, Henry S.
Springer Journals — Mar 19, 2017
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Publisher
Springer New York
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2016
ISBN
978-1-4939-6802-2
Pages
217 –259
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-6804-6_8
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Abstract

[When a patient becomes terminal, his or her care assumes a kind of regularity. Almost no new diagnostic questions arise. Additional history, physical examination, and laboratory tests contribute little. And changes in treatment are rare. Nursing careNursing care in death and dying predominates over medical care. Yet this sad phase affects more than just the patient; it also affects close family members. They face their own emotional traumas prompted by the patient’s decline toward death. As his or her care becomes largely set, the attention of health professionals (HPs) turns more and more to the family and the effect of the patient’s impending deathDeath in the family on them.]

Published: Mar 19, 2017

Keywords: Terminal illness; Death in the family; Family dynamics in death; Physicians and families of dying patients; Nursing care in death and dying; Opioid analgesics in terminal care

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