Supporting the child and the family in paediatric palliative care /
[Book]
Erica Brown with Brian Warr ; foreword by Dr. Sheila Shribman.
Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2007.
1 online resource (304 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-295) and indexes.
The child's funeral / Erica Brown -- Counselling support / Erica Brown -- The financial impact of caring / Erica Brown -- Children's developmental understanding and emotional response to death and dying / Erica Brown -- The impact of life-limiting illness on the family / Erica Brown -- Continuing bonds / Erica Brown -- Working with siblings of life-limited children / Erica Brown -- Grandparent support / Erica Brown -- Religious, cultural, secular, and spiritual aspects of care / Erica Brown -- Post mortem, organ donation and tissue retention / Erica Brown -- The education of the life-limited child / Erica Brown -- Transition from paediatric palliative care to adult services / Erica Brown -- Acknowledging staff stress and providing support / Erica Brown -- Maintaining the quality of care / Ann Smallman -- The role of research and development in children's hospices / Erica Brown.
The historical background of paediatric palliative care / Erica Brown -- Working collaboratively / Brian Warr -- Assessment of needs and models of care / Ann Smallman -- Managing children's pain / Erica Brown -- The end of life phase of care / Erica Brown -- Administrative and practical requirements when a child dies / Brian Warr.
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'This book is very timely in contributing to the future of this essential aspect of care for increasing numbers of our nation's children ... [It] contains a wealth of useful information and reflects innovative research findings from Acorn Children's Hospices that raise key issues for future consideration.'. - from the Foreword by Sheila Shribman. Supporting the Child and the Family in Paediatric Palliative Care provides a comprehensive overview of good practice in caring for terminally-ill children, young people and their families. Drawing from extensive personal experiences of working in paedi.
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