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Zusatztext concisely written, mainly as bullet-point lists, and present the relevant information in a useable form. Importantly, attention is paid to psychosocial matters as well as the medical. Informationen zum Autor Perry Fine, MD is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Pain Research Center at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah. Klappentext The Hospice Companion is an easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses. Zusammenfassung The Hospice Companion is a guide to the processes of care during the intensive, interpersonal experiences of hospice work. This resource highlights the mission and values of modern-day hospice through the individual and combined efforts of the field's most valuable asset, the hospice professional. This easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses allows for personal and professional growth and a deeplygratifying sense of accomplishment as you proceed in the all-important work of caring for the dying. The third edition of The Hospice Companion features a thoroughly current guide to clinical processes and symptom management, providing hospice professionals with a concise summary of changes that haveinfluenced clinical practice over the last several years. Moreover, feedback from hospice social workers has been incorporated into the section on personal, social, and environmental processes and guidance on integrative and non-pharmacologic interventions have been added.
