Conversations in Palliative Care, 2nd ed.

This text, presented in a question and answer format, is a comprehensive resource built upon a foundation of the basics of defining palliative care and hospice, communicating with patients and families and with other professionals, spiritual care, bereavement and more. Nurses who are not familiar with the field of palliative care will find this text a helpful orientation tool to key principles for application to families and patients in care settings such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, general medical areas and long term care facilities. To those who work in the area of hospice and/or palliative care, this book offers unique features including topics such as nutrition, physical therapy, and occupational therapy. In addition, the how-to sections of the text discuss starting a palliative care program.