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In this far-ranging textbook on palliative and end of life care, John Costello and a team of palliative care specialists take a patient-centred approach. Discussing palliative and end of life care across a range of diseases and illnesses, each chapter includes real-life case studies that focus on both the patient experience and the experiences of the family members of service users. Original in its approach to palliative and end of life care, Adult Palliative Care focuses on a range of non-cancer conditions. Thoughtfully balancing theory with practice, and interprofessional in its scope, Adult Palliative Care would benefit any health professional dealing with or working in the field of palliative and end of life care.
List of contents
Chapter 1: The experience of living with cancer - Joan Smith
Chapter 2: Palliative care for people with End Stage Pulmonary Disease - Jo Popple
Chapter 3: Palliative care for people with End Stage Heart Failure - Sharon Grimsdale
Chapter 4: Palliative care for people with Multiple Sclerosis - John Costello
Chapter 5: Patients with End Stage Renal Failure - Sue Heatley
Chapter 6: Palliative care for people with advanced dementia - Jacqueline Crowther
Chapter 7: Symptom management: the medical perspective - Ahamed Ashique & John Costello
Chapter 8: Supporting families and lay caregivers on the palliative care journey - Anne Golden
Chapter 9: Grief, bereavement and spirituality - John Costello and Reverend Andrew Bradley
Chapter 10: Ethical dilemmas in palliative care - Anne-Marie Raftery & Carole Farrell
Chapter 11: Hospital palliative care teams - Anne-Marie Raftery
Chapter 12: End of life care in the community - Alison Newey
About the author
John has been at the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work for 15 years. He is currently the Programme leader for the B.Sc. (Hons), Nursing Practice course, based at Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore.In Singapore, he is also the module leader for the Supportive and Palliative care and the Manchester Leadership programme and the unit lead for the dissertation unit. His research interests focus around the social management of death, dying and bereavement. He is a reviewer for a number of journals including the International Journal of Palliative Nursing. He is interested in developing palliative care across the world and play an active role in The Chernobyl Childrens Trust (UK) a British charity promoting links with Belarussia. He has published extensively in the UK and abroad and spoken at a number of academic conferences in Britain and elsewhere.
Summary
John Costello and a team of palliative care specialists take a patient-centred approach to discussing palliative and end of life care across a range of diseases and illnesses.
Report
The aim of this book is to raise the awareness of healthcare professionals working in palliative care of the experiences of those families and patients on the palliative care journey. Throughout the book, the patients feelings are emphasised with illustrative stories and patient quotations. Indeed, the chapter on living with cancer is written by a former health service manager who was diagnosed with myeloma and has required dialysis.?
This is a good primer on palliative care for nurses and other allied health professionals; my opinion would be that it would be good for medical students and interns as well. Roger Woodruff
