Stepping into Palliative Care

Abstract

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Setting the scene -- Cautionary note -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- 1 Assessment in palliative care -- 2 Introduction to pain management -- 3 Symptom management: a framework -- 4 Continuous subcutaneous infusion -- 5 Mouth care -- 6 Lymphoedema -- 7 Wound care -- 8 Emergencies in palliative care -- 9 The last few days of life -- 10 Terminal restlessness -- 11 Breaking bad news -- 12 Hearing the pain of the carer -- 13 Spirituality and palliative care -- 14 Bereavement -- 15 Complementary therapies: a therapeutic model for palliative care -- 16 The special needs of the neurological patient -- Useful contacts -- Index