End of life in care homes a palliative approach
In our society, the overwhelming majority of people who die are the elderly. They spend the majority of their final years at home, but usually die in hospitals or nursing homes surrounded by strangers. This book explores the possibilities for improving the care of older people dying in residential a...
Zapisane w:
| 1. autor: | |
|---|---|
| Kolejni autorzy: | |
| Język: | Undetermined English |
| Wydane: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2003
|
| Hasła przedmiotowe: | |
| Etykiety: |
Dodaj etykietę
Nie ma etykietki, Dołącz pierwszą etykiete!
|
| Thư viện lưu trữ: | Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh |
|---|
| Streszczenie: | In our society, the overwhelming majority of people who die are the elderly. They spend the majority of their final years at home, but usually die in hospitals or nursing homes surrounded by strangers. This book explores the possibilities for improving the care of older people dying in residential and nursing homes. It argues that there are aspects of palliative care that, given the right circumstances, are transferable to people dying in institutional settings |
|---|---|
| Opis fizyczny: | vii, 205 p. ill. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0198510713 9780198510710 |