ABC of palliative care, 2d ed.9781405130790 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. of palliative care palliative care (paˑ·lē·ā·tiv kerˑ), n an approach to health care that is concerned primarily with attending to physical and emotional comfort rather , 2d ed. Ed. by Marie Fallon and Geoffrey Hanks. Blackwell Publishing 2006 88 pages $44.95 Paperback R726 Eighteen contributions from academics and clinicians explain the basics of palliative care. The volume is aimed at doctors, nurses, and other health professionals working with people who are dying of cancer and other chronic diseases. Sample topics include respiratory problems, nausea, depression, emergencies, and bereavement Bereavement Definition Bereavement refers to the period of mourning and grief following the death of a beloved person or animal. The English word bereavement . The second edition also features new chapters on complementary therapies and the principles of control of cancer pain. Fallon and Hanks teach palliative palliative /pal·li·a·tive/ (pal´e-a?tiv) affording relief; also, a drug that so acts. pal·li·a·tive adj. Relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure. medicine at the U. of Edinburgh and the U. of Bristol, respectively. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion