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Caring for the dying at home : a practical guide / Gill Pharaoh.
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Title:Caring for the dying at home : a practical guide / Gill Pharaoh.
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Author/Creator:Pharaoh, Gill.
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Published/Created:London : Free Association, 2004.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WB310 .P48 2004
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Terminally ill--Home care.
Terminal care.
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Description:xvii, 168 p. ; 23 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [156]-159) and index.
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ISBN:1853437395 (pbk.)
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Contents:Foreword / Tony Benn
Review / Robin Howard
1. emotional needs of the family on receiving the diagnosis
2. Who should be told?
3. services of the hospice and palliative care team
4. Making decisions about work
5. How much to tell the children?
6. Caring for the carer
7. Looking at ways in which everyone can help
8. physical needs of the person who is ill
9. use of aids and appliances
10. Some common symptoms and the use of medication
11. Physical comfort, health, and safety for everyone involved
12. Children : managing change and planning for the future
13. Long term care : unhappy families and mental health
14. place for anger
15. Dealing with depression and isolation
16. question of euthanasia and suicide
17. Dying at home
18. Dying in hospital and a choice of funerals
19. effects of bereavement
20. What to say and what not to say
21. Starting a new life alone.