Now in its third edition, this landmark title has become the key resource for all nurses working in the field of palliative care. Edited by renowned nursing experts Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle and written by a dynamic team of internationally known authorities in nursing and palliative medicine, the titlecontains 78 chapters which cover the gamut of the palliative nursing world. The volume's scope is broad to incorporate principles of care from the time of the initial diagnosis of a terminal disease to the end of a patient's life and beyond.

This title is distinctively developed to highlight the nurse's vital role as part of an integrated palliative care team. Various care settings are discussed including the hospital, ICU, home care and hospice settings. While it does provide some information on disease and pathophysiology when appropriate, the chapters focus on the practical aspects of nursing care, including symptom assessment, patient teaching, family support, psychosocial aspects of palliation and spiritual care. All of the chapters have been completely updated and reorganized to incorporate new research and emerging models of care. This updated volume includes over ten new chapters, including an extensively update section on international models of palliative care. In addition, there are many new ethics discussions covering a range of topics from pediatric palliative care to the withdrawal of life sustaining treatment. The title is authoritative and fully evidence-based, without ever losing sight of the humanity and sensitivity necessary in palliative nursing.

Features:

• This title is widely considered the "gold standard" text in palliative nursing and it continues to define the field in its third edition
• Content is contributed by 140 internally known experts in palliative medicine and nursing
• Each section has been reorganized to reduce redundancy between chapters and make room for new content

Betty R. Ferrell, RN, PhD, FAAN
Research Scientist
Department of Nursing Research and Education
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte, California

Nessa Coyle, RN, PhD, FAAN
Pain and Palliative Care Service
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York