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Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff

by: Martha Henderson MSN Dr Min, Laura Hanson MPH MD, Kimberly Reynolds MPA
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0826119255  9780826119254  9780826119261 

Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Training Manual for Nursing Home Staff
By Martha Henderson MSN Dr Min, Laura Hanson MPH MD, Kimberly Reynolds MPA




Product Description:

One in five people in the United States will die in a nursing home. To ensure good care at the end of life, all nursing home residents need attention to their physical, emotional, spiritual needs, and the opportunity to voice preferences. With the support of the Soros Foundation Open Society Institute's Project Death in America, the authors have developed an innovative educational program to help nursing home staff pre competent and compassionate end-of- life care.

Written in a clear style, the book examines eight topics in end-of-life and palliative care in a long-term-care setting. Topics include: recognizing the final phase of life; grief and loss; advance care planning; choices about eating and drinking; pain management; emotional and spiritual care; and caring for the caregivers.

The materials are designed to engage the learner and help nursing home staff apply what they have learned. Chapters contain learning exercises, clinical cases to facilitate group discussion, and useful Appendices.




Summary: Solid basic curriculum for Nursing Home training in end of life care
Rating: 4

I have been working with a group at a large Nursing Home in NYC. We all have found that this is a great book to help to direct the initial education program. It is comprehensive and the topics are well covered. I recommend this book for anyone who is ready to take their palliative care nursing home education program to the next step.



Summary: Improving Nursing Home Care of the Dying: A Trianing Manual for Nursing Home Staff
Rating: 4

Best and most clearly written book that covers this subject. We use it in
our nursing homes all the time. Really shows our people what they can do
to nurture and comfort both the patient/resident and their families.