PALLIATIVE CARE: THE NURSING ROLE
Jean Lugton and Margaret Kindlen (Eds)
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| Churchill Livingstone
ISBN 0443 05513 0
306pp RRP $US32.95 £25.99
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This book focuses on palliative nursing and the knowledge and skills needed to deliver high quality palliative care.
The eleven chapters provide an excellent cover of non-specialist nurse education in palliative care. There are chapters on needs
assessments, support processes, spiritual issues, body image and sexuality, complementary therapies, support for family and carers, grief and bereavement, ethical issues and audit. These
are well written, readable and emphasize a holistic approach to care. There are many illustrative case histories and each chapter has a number of “Reflective Practice” sections that challenge
the reader to think and reflect more deeply on the topic under consideration.
It is difficult to find any substantial deficiencies with this book. It would perhaps have been improved by the inclusion of
a chapter on professional self-care. In the chapter on ethical principles, the principle of patient autonomy and informed consent could have received more emphasis. In the three case
histories presented, ethical dilemmas only arose because the patient was not included in the decision process.
This valuable book provides a comprehensive coverage of palliative nursing in a very holistic framework. It emphasises the process
of learning, particularly critical reflection on clinical practices. Whilst written for nurses, the reasoned and holistic approach to care described in this book would make it very useful
for junior medical staff and allied health personnel who come into contact with palliative care.
Lorraine Jordan RN
Roger Woodruff
Palliative Care Service, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne ,
Australia
Author Information
Jean Lugton is a Health Visitor/Researcher, West
Lothian NHS Trust, UK
Margaret Kindlen is Lecturer in Palliative Care,
University of Dundee , UK
Table of Contents
1Overview of nursing developments in palliative care 1
Johnston
2.Non-specialist nurse education in palliative care 27
Kindlen, Walker
3.Holistic Assessment of patients’ and relatives’ needs 61
Pearce, Lugton
4.Support processes in palliative care 89
Lugton
5.Spiritual issues 115
Smith
6.Body image and sexuality: Implications for palliative care 141
Sutherland, Gamlin
7.Complementary therapies 163
Bottrill, Kirkwood
8.Support for family and carers 193
McIntyre
9.Loss, grief and bereavement 217
Kindlen, Smith, Smith
10.Ethical issues 249
Lawton ,
Cyster
11.Research and Audit: Demonstrating quality 271
Farrar
Index 29
