This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.
Palliative Care: The Nursing Role is an introductory text for nurses and other health care …

The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing remains the most comprehensive treatise on the
art and science of palliative care nursing available. Dr. Betty Rolling Ferrell and Dr. Judith A …

Nursing and palliative care share common roots, goals, and values. To advance palliative
nursing practice, it is essential to discern the unique contribution of palliative nursing to the …

The second in this three-part series on palliative care outlines the skills nurses need to
deliver effective care. Part 1 examined definitions of palliative care nursing, its core aims and …

Palliative Nursing is an evidence-based practical guide for nurses working in areas of
practice where general palliative care is provided. This may be in hospitals, nursing homes …

The care of patients with advanced and terminal illness can be extremely rewarding but
often causes professionals a considerable amount of discomfort. This is especially so when …

Palliative care aims to alleviate the suffering of patients with life-limiting illness while
promoting their quality of life. In this call to action commentary, we review the ways in which …

Nursing Care at the End of Life: Palliative Care for Patients and Families explores the deep
issues of caring for the dying and suffering. The book is based on the Hospice Family …

" This textbook has... introduced concepts and methods of education which [help] to move
palliative nursing forward as an evidenced based practice of whole person care.--Betty …

Until the late 1800s health care professionals could do little for seriously ill people other than
ease their symptoms. In most cases, immediate and extended family members cared for the …