Carolyn Jaffe is Primary Care Nurse and Co-Founder Hospice of Metro Denver.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Hospice Is
Introduction
p. 1
All Kinds of Love - Aggie
p. 5
Notes: Unique Hospice Team; Relating to Families
The Intimate Hour - Minnie
p. 41
Notes: Home Care; Institutional Care
Only God Knows When - Heather
p. 65
Notes: Grieving; Bereavement
The Gift of Choice - Joseph
p. 109
Notes: Assisted Suicide; Withholding Treatment; Advance Directives; Do Not Resuscitate Orders
What's Best For Me - Henrietta
p. 155
Notes: Dignity in Dying; Patient Control
Cocktails and Images - William
p. 181
Notes: Pain Control
Ties That Bind - Sandy
p. 215
Notes: Aids Care; Spiritual Care; Humor
Letters and a Diary - Jonathon
p. 245
Notes: A Good Death
Beginnings and Reflections: One Nurse's Personal Story
p. 283
One Nurse's Perspective: Hospice Strengths and Weaknesses; Recommendations for Hospice
p. 295
Care Giver and Nursing Gems: A Collection of Practicalia
p. 311
Compassion Groups and Other Support
p. 317
Bibliography of Additional Readings
p. 329
Index
p. 343
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