ABSTRACT

Care home workers increasingly work with people nearing the end of their lives, including people with medically complex conditions. However, many do not have a medical background and find that practical advice on how to address these people's very specific needs is scarce. In this book, Christine Reddall draws on almost four decades of nursing expe

part 1|2 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|4 pages

What is palliative care?

chapter 3|5 pages

What is a Macmillan nurse?

chapter 4|5 pages

What is a hospice?

chapter 5|6 pages

What is cancer?

chapter 6|7 pages

What is a syringe driver?

chapter 7|3 pages

Symptom control

chapter 8|4 pages

Breathlessness (dyspnoea)

chapter 9|3 pages

Constipation

chapter 10|4 pages

Fatigue

chapter 11|4 pages

Mouth problems

chapter 12|4 pages

Nausea and vomiting

chapter 13|9 pages

Pain

chapter 14|3 pages

Diffi culty with eating and drinking

chapter 15|9 pages

Other symptoms

chapter 16|9 pages

Diffi cult questions

chapter 17|4 pages

Spiritual distress and palliative care

chapter 18|7 pages

The dying process

chapter 19|4 pages

A good death

chapter 20|3 pages

After death

chapter 21|3 pages

Acute medical events in palliative care

chapter 22|3 pages

Acute terminal events in palliative care

chapter 23|5 pages

Morphine and pain patches

chapter 24|7 pages

Dementia

chapter 26|7 pages

The unexpected

chapter 27|4 pages

Older people in care homes

chapter 28|5 pages

Benefi ts and grants in palliative care

chapter 29|5 pages

Care pathways in palliative care

chapter 30|3 pages

Advance care planning

part 31|2 pages

Palliative care education

chapter 32|2 pages

Looking after yourself