Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I General Principles -- 1 Introduction to Palliative Nursing Care -- Nessa Coyle -- 2 Hospice Palliative Care for the 21st Century: A Model for Quality End-of-Life Care -- Kathleen A. Egan City and Mary J. Labyak -- 3 Hospital-Based Palliative Care -- Marie Bakitas, Margaret Firer Bishop, and Paula A. Caron -- 4 Principles of Patient and Family Assessment -- Elaine Glass, Douglas Cluxton, and Patrice Rancour -- 5 Communication in Palliative Care: An Essential Competency for Nurses -- Constance M. Dahlin -- Part II Symptom Assessment and Management -- 6 Pain Assessment -- Regina M. Fink and Rose A. Gates -- 7 Pain at the End of Life -- Judith A. Paice -- 8 Fatigue -- Paula R. Anderson, Grace E. Dean, and Melany A. Piech -- 9 Anorexia and Cachexia -- Dorothy Wholihan and Charles Kemp -- 10 Nausea and Vomiting -- Cynthia King and Dana Tarcatu -- 11 Dysphagia, Xerostomia, and Hiccups -- Constance M. Dahlin, Audrey Kurash Cohen, and Tessa Goldsmith -- 12 Bowel Management: Constipation, Diarrhea, Obstruction, and Ascites -- Denice Caraccia Economou -- 13 Hydration, Thirst, and Nutrition -- Michelle Schaffner Gabriel, Pamela Kedziera, and Nessa Coyle -- 14 Dyspnea, Death Rattle, and Cough -- Deborah Dudgeon -- 15 Urinary Tract Disorders -- Mikel Gray and Terran Sims -- 16 Lymphedema Management -- Mei R. Fu and Jean K. Smith -- 17A Skin Disorders: Pressure Ulcers-Prevention and Management -- Barbara M. Bates-Jensen -- 17B Skin Disorders: Malignant Wounds, Fistulas, and Stomas -- Susie Seaman and Barbara M. Bates-Jensen -- 18 Pruritis, Fever, and Sweats -- Philip J. Larkin -- 19 Neurological Disturbances -- Judith A. Paice -- 20 Anxiety and Depression -- Jeannie V. Pasacreta, Pamela A. Minarik, and Leslie Nield-Anderson.

21. Delirium, Confusion, Agitation, and Restlessness -- Debra E. Heidrich and Nancy English -- 22 Insomnia -- Laura Bourdeanu, Marjorie J. Hein, and Pamela R. Tryon -- 23 Sexuality -- Marianne Matzo -- 24 Clinical Interventions, Economic Impact, and Palliative Care -- Patrick J. Coyne, Thomas J. Smith, and Laurel J. Lyckholm -- 25 Urgent Syndromes at the End of Life -- Barton T. Bobb -- 26 Sedation for Refractory Symptoms and Terminal Weaning -- Patti Knight and Laura A. Espinosa -- 27 Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care -- Kate Kravits and Susan Berenson -- 28 Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies: Mechanical Ventilation, Dialysis, and Cardiac Devices -- Margaret L. Campbell, Linda M. Gorman, and Peggy Kalowes -- Part III Psychosocial Support -- 29 The Meaning of Hope in the Dying -- Mary Ersek and Valerie T. Cotter -- 30 Bereavement -- Inge B. Corless -- 31 Supporting Families in Palliative Care -- Betty Davies and Rose Steele -- 32 Planning for the Actual Death -- Patricia Berry and Julie Griffie -- Part IV Spiritual Care -- 33 Spiritual Assessment -- Elizabeth Johnston Taylor -- 34 Spiritual Care Interventions -- Rev. Pamela Baird -- 35 Meaning in Illness -- Tami Borneman and Katherine Brown-Saltzman -- Part V Special Patient Populations -- 36 Caring for Those with Chronic Illness -- Terri L. Maxwell -- 37 Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care -- Polly Mazanec and Joan T. Panke -- 38 Elderly Patients -- Susan Derby, Sean OMahony, and Roma Tickoo -- 39 Poor, Homeless, and Underserved Populations -- Anne Hughes -- 40 End-of-Life Care for Patients with Mental Illness and Personality Disorders -- Betty D. Morgan -- 41 Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- Deborah Witt Sherman and Carl A. Kirton -- 42 Caring for the Drug-Addicted Patient at the End of Life.

Kenneth L. Kirsh, Peggy Compton, and Steven D. Passik -- 43 Palliative Care of Cancer Survivors -- Mary S. McCabe and Nancy G. Houlihan -- Part VI End-of-Life Care Across Settings -- 44 Improving the Quality of Care Across All Settings -- Marilyn Bookbinder -- 45 Long-Term Care -- Sarah A. Wilson -- 46 Home Care -- Paula Milone-Nuzzo, Ruth McCorkle, and Elizabeth Ercolano -- 47 The Intensive Care Unit -- Jennifer McAdam and Kathleen Puntillo -- 48 The Outpatient Setting -- Jeanne Robison and Anna R. Du Pen -- 49 Rehabilitation and Palliative Care -- Donna J. Wilson and Kathleen Michael -- 50 The Emergency Department -- Garrett K. Chan, Margaret L. Campbell, and Robert Zalenski -- 51 The Role of Nursing in Caring for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Disease -- Betty R. Ferrell, Gloria Juarez, and Tami Borneman -- 52 Palliative Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials in Advanced Cancer: The Nurse's Role -- Virginia Sun -- Part VII Pediatric Palliative Care -- 53 Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care -- Melody Brown Hellsten and Glen Medellin -- 54 Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care -- Lizabeth H. Sumner -- 55 Pediatric Care: Transitioning Goals of Care in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and In Between -- Marcia Levetown, Melody Brown Hellsten, and Barbara Jones -- 56 End-of-life Decision-Making in Pediatric Oncology -- Pamela S. Hinds, Linda L. Oakes, and Wayne L. Furman -- 57 Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit -- Carole Kenner and Marina Boykova -- 58 Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care -- Betty Davies, Rana Limbo, and Juhye Jin -- 59 Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before You -- Mary Layman Goldstein and Mayuko Sakae -- Part VIII Special Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care -- 60 The Advanced Practice Nurse -- Jay R. Horton and Rose Anne Indelicato.

61 The Experience of the Nurse in End-of-Life Care in the 21st Century: Mentoring the Next Generation -- Mary L. S. Vachon and Jayne Huggard -- 62 Ethical Considerations in Palliative Care -- Maryjo Prince-Paul and Barbara J. Daly -- 63 Public Policy and End-of-Life Care: The Nurse's Role -- Colleen Scanlon -- 64 Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in Dying -- Deborah L. Volker -- 65 Nursing Education 1193 Denice K. Sheehan and Pam Malloy -- 66 Nursing Research -- Betty R. Ferrell, Marcia Grant, and Virginia Sun -- 67 Enhancing Team Effectiveness -- Shirley Otis-Green and Iris Cohen Fineberg -- Part IX International Models of Palliative Care -- 68 International Palliative Care Initiatives -- Nessa Coyle -- 69 Palliative Care in Canada -- Dennie Hycha and Lynn Whitten -- 70 Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand -- Margaret O'Connor and Peter L. Hudson -- 71 Palliative Care in the United Kingdom -- Penny Hansford -- 72 Palliative Care in Europe -- Marianne Jensen Hjermstad and Stein Kaasa -- 73 Palliative Care in Situations of Conflict -- Nathan I. Cherny and Ora Rosengarten -- 74 Palliative Care in South America -- Marta H. Junin -- 75 Palliative Care in Africa -- Faith N. Mwangi-Powell, Henry Ddungu, Julia Downing, Fatia Kiyange, Richard A. Powell, and Abby Baguma -- 76 Palliative Care in Japan -- Sayaka Takenouchi and Keiko Tamura -- 77 Palliative Care in South Korea -- Hyun Sook Kim and Boon Han Kim -- Part X Conclusion -- 78 A Good Death -- Betty R. Ferrell -- Appendix Palliative Care Resource List -- Rose Virani and Licet Garcia -- Index.