Transforming palliative care in nursing homes the social work role / edited by Mercedes Bern-Klug.
| Other author | Bern-Klug, Mercedes. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, |
| Description | xv, 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | End-of-life care End-of-life care. ^A614030 |
| Contents | The need to extend the reach of palliative psychosocial care to nursing home residents with advanced chronic illness / Mercedes Bern-Klug -- The structure and process of advanced chronic illness and palliative care in nursings homes / Sarah Thompson and Lisa Church -- Paying for advanced chronic illness and hospice care in America's nursing homes / Michael J. Klug -- Trends in the characteristics of nursing homes and residents / Mercedes Bern-Klug -- Anticipating and managing common medical challenges encountered at the end of life / Ann Allegre -- Identifying and addressing the psychosocial, social, spiritual, and existential issues affecting nursing home residents at the end of life / Jean C. Munn -- Identifying and addressing family members' psychosocial, spiritual, and existential issues related to having a loved one living and dying in a nursing home / Patricia J. Kolb -- Identifying and addressing ethical issues in advanced chronic illness and at the end of life / Charles E. Gessert and Don F. Reynolds -- Final discharge planning: rituals related to the death of a nursing home resident / Peggy Sharr and Mercedes Bern-Klug -- Grief, self-care, and staff-care: repeated loss in the nursing home environment / Sara Sanders and Patti Anewalt -- The future of palliative psychosocial care for nursing home residents with advanced chronic illness / Mercedes Bern-Klug. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009023928 |
| ISBN | 9780231132244 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231132247 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231132251 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231132255 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231507073 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0231507070 (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |