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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I: Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Palliative Care -- Palliative Care -- Chapter 2: Introduction to Hospice Care -- Hospice Care -- Chapter 3: Prognostication and Prognostic Tools -- Types of Disease Trajectories -- Chapter 4: Establishing Goals of Care -- Establishing Goals of Care -- Section II: Guidelines for End-Stage Cancer -- Chapter 5: Cancers of the Head and Neck -- Brain Cancer -- Esophageal Cancer -- Oral Cancer -- Thyroid Cancer -- Appendix -- Chapter 6: Cancers of the Chest and Abdomen -- Breast Cancer -- Lung Cancer -- Liver Cancer -- Pancreatic Cancer -- Colorectal Cancer -- Renal Cancer -- Bladder Cancer -- Stomach Cancer -- Appendix -- Chapter 7: Cancers of the Reproductive System -- Cervical Cancer -- Ovarian Cancer -- Uterine Cancer -- Penile Cancer -- Prostate Cancer -- Testicular Cancer -- Appendix -- Chapter 8: Cancers of the Blood, Skin, and Bone -- Bone Cancer -- Melanoma Skin Cancer -- Leukemia -- Lymphoma -- Multiple Myeloma -- Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- Appendix -- Section III: NonCancer Diagnoses -- Chapter 9: Cardiac Disease -- Advanced and End-Stage Heart Failure -- Left Heart Failure (Congestive Heart Failure) -- Right Heart Failure (Also Known as Cor Pulmonale) -- Coronary Artery Disease -- Dilated Cardiomyopathy -- Dysrhythmias -- Infective Endocarditis -- Pericardial Effusion -- Rheumatic Heart Disease -- Valvular Heart Disease -- Appendix -- Chapter 10: Dementia -- Alzheimer-Type Dementia -- Frontotemporal Dementia -- Huntington Disease -- Lewy Body Dementia -- Vascular Dementia -- Appendix -- Chapter 11: Hepatic Disorders -- Cirrhosis -- Chronic Viral Hepatitis -- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease -- Appendix -- Chapter 12: Immunologic Disorders.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview of Hospice -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care -- Chapter Objectives -- Hospice Care -- Characteristics of Hospice Care -- Bereavement Care -- Palliative Care -- The Palliative Care Nurse -- Provision of Palliative Care Services -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: History and Evolution of Hospice in the United States -- Chapter Objectives -- Hospice in the United States -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Hospice Philosophy and the Role of the Nurse -- Chapter Objectives -- Nursing and the Relief of Human Suffering -- Hospice Nursing as a Specialty Area -- Standards of Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Hospice Interdisciplinary Team -- Chapter Objectives -- Who's on the Team? -- The RN on the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team -- Interdisciplinary Communication -- Communicating During Patient Transitions -- Managing Conflict Within the Interdisciplinary Team -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Essentials of Hospice Nursing -- Chapter 5: The Hospice Nurse as Case Manager -- Chapter Objectives -- The Case Management Model -- The Hospice RN as Case Manager -- The Nursing Process and Case Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Goals of Care Conversations -- Chapter Objectives -- Establishing and Reestablishing Goals of Care -- Having Difficult Conversations -- Facilitating Family Conversations -- Family Meetings -- Diffusing Family Conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Establishing Hospice Eligibility -- Chapter Objectives -- Guidelines and Assessment Tools -- Documenting the Patient's Baseline and Declining Clinical Status -- Evidence of Meeting Disease-Specific Guidelines for Hospice Care -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Hospice Admission and Levels of Care.

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