Communicating at the end of life; finding magic in the mundane.9780805855678 Communicating at the end of life; finding magic in the mundane (jargon) mundane - Someone outside some group that is implicit from the context, such as the computer industry or science fiction fandom. The implication is that those in the group are special and those outside are just ordinary. . Foster, Elissa Elissa could refer to:
Lawrence Erlbaum 2007 240 pages $29.95 Paperback LEA's series on personal relationships R726 Foster (communication studies, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State U.) describes the experiences of hospice hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can no longer be cared for at home. volunteers, including her own 18-month experience, and enumerates relational communications principles for working with people who are dying. Aimed at scholars, clinicians, practitioners, and those having to deal with dying, the book shows the perspectives of hospice care workers, patients, and families and includes theories and background information on the stories, as well as conceptual discussions. Organized chronologically chron·o·log·i·cal also chron·o·log·ic adj. 1. Arranged in order of time of occurrence. 2. Relating to or in accordance with chronology. , the chapters follow the different phases of her study: research, completing training, her first interviews and patient contact, adjustments made over the course of volunteering, finding balance, and coping with death. Both author and subject indexes are provided. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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