Social Aspects of Care

Edited by Nessa Coyle and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell

HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals

Provides practical guidance on how to support families in palliative care
Covers cultural considerations important in end-of-life care, sexuality and the impact of illness, planning for the actual death, and bereavement
Includes questions for self-assessment
Published in conjunction with the Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association

Social Aspects of Care

Edited by Nessa Coyle and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell

HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals

Description

Palliative care is an essential element of our health care system and is becoming increasingly significant amidst an aging society and organizations struggling to provide both compassionate and cost-effective care. Palliative care is also characterized by a strong interdisciplinary approach, and nurses are at the center of the palliative care team across settings and populations. The sixth volume in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series, Social Aspects of Care provides an overview of the financial and mental stress illness places, not just on the patient, but on the family as well. This volume contains information on how to support families in palliative care, cultural considerations important in end-of-life care, sexuality and the impact of illness, planning for the actual death, and bereavement. The content of the concise clinically focused volumes in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series is an ideal resource for nurses preparing for certification exams and provides a quick-reference in daily practice.

Social Aspects of Care

Edited by Nessa Coyle and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell

HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals

Chapter 1. Sexuality
Marianne Matzo
Chapter 2. Bereavement
Inge B. Corless
Chapter 3. Supporting families in palliative care
Rose Steele and Betty Davies
Chapter 4. Planning for the actual death
Patricia Berry
Chapter 5. Cultural considerations in palliative care
Polly Mazanec and Joan T. Panke
Chapter 6. Self-Assessment Test Questions
Nessa Coyle

Social Aspects of Care

Edited by Nessa Coyle and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell

HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals

Author Information

Edited by Nessa Coyle, PhD, APRN, FAAN, Consultant, Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics in Oncology, New York, New York, USA, and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell, Professor and Director of Nursing Research and Education, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, USA

Nessa Coyle is a Consultant in Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics in Oncology in New York, New York

Contributors:

Patricia Berry, PhD, RN, ACHPN, FAAN, FPCN
Professor of Nursing
Director, Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence
School of Nursing
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon

Inge B. Corless, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor of Nursing
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts

Betty Davies, RN, PhD, FAAN
Adjunct Professor and Senior Scholar
School of Nursing
University of Victoria
Victoria, Canada

Julie Griffie, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, AOCN
Manager, Nursing Practice
Clinical Cancer Center
Medical College of Wisconsin
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marianne Matzo, PhD, GNP-BC, FPCN. FAAN
Professor and Frances E. and A. Earl Ziegler Chair in Palliative Care Nursing
Director of Sooner Palliative Care Institute
University of Oklahoma College of Nursing
Director of Survivorship and Supportive Care Center
Adjunct Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Polly Mazanec, PhD, ACNP-BC, AOCN, FPCN
Assistant Professor
FPB School of Nursing
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio

Joan T. Panke, MA, RN, ACHPN
Palliative Consultant/ Palliative Care NP
Arlington, Virginia

Rose Steele, RN, PhD
Professor of Nursing
York University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Social Aspects of Care

Edited by Nessa Coyle and Series edited by Betty R. Ferrell

HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals

Reviews and Awards

"Palliative Care Book of The Month: There are chapters on Supporting Families in Palliative Care, Planning for the Actual Death, and Cultural Considerations. These chapters are enhanced by lots of lists and tables and provide a quick-reference resource and what is discussed is applicable to all palliative care patients." - Roger Woodruff, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care; Hospicecare.com