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Community palliative care and COVID-19 [electronic resource] : a handbook for clinicians who care for palliative patients with COVID-19 in community settings / Tania Blackmore, Georgina Parker.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Bridgwater : Class Professional Publishing, 2020Description: 1 online resource (112 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781859599204 (ePub ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.029 23
LOC classification:
  • R726.8
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Introduction -- 2 Advance Care Planning -- 3 Care and Nursing Homes -- 4 Communication -- 5 Personal Protection Equipment -- 6 Patient Management and Symptom Control -- 7 Bereavement -- 8 Professional Resilience -- 9 Case Studies -- References
Summary: An essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It guides you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19. This handbook is an essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It will guide you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19. Key features include: Difficult conversations and communication skills Symptom management Advance care planning Caring for stable patients with palliative needs and those who are at end-of-life Supporting the family and friends of the patient Your own well-being as a healthcare professional Supported by applicable case studies from a range of community care settings, this guide will be relevant to anyone affected by the challenges of COVID-19 when managing end-of-life patients or caring for older people, including paramedics, nurses and palliative care providers.
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1 Introduction -- 2 Advance Care Planning -- 3 Care and Nursing Homes -- 4 Communication -- 5 Personal Protection Equipment -- 6 Patient Management and Symptom Control -- 7 Bereavement -- 8 Professional Resilience -- 9 Case Studies -- References

An essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It guides you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19. This handbook is an essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It will guide you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19. Key features include: Difficult conversations and communication skills Symptom management Advance care planning Caring for stable patients with palliative needs and those who are at end-of-life Supporting the family and friends of the patient Your own well-being as a healthcare professional Supported by applicable case studies from a range of community care settings, this guide will be relevant to anyone affected by the challenges of COVID-19 when managing end-of-life patients or caring for older people, including paramedics, nurses and palliative care providers.

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