Hospice Care for Children

Children with life-threatening and terminal illnesses- and their families- require a unique kind of care to meet a wide variety of needs. This book, now in its third edition, provides an authoritative source for the many people involved in the care of dying children.Written by leading authorities in pediatrics and palliative medicine, this comprehensive resource emphasizes practical topics and covers the entire range of issues related to the hospice care from psychological stress to pain and symptom management. The text has been fully updated and includes aninternational perspective chapter and a chapter written cy Children's Hospice International with detailed all-inclusive care plans.

Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa Anglican Church of Southern Africa
Foreword
Introduction
Issues in Clinical Management
Children's Understanding of Death
Pain and Symptom Management
Psychosocial Aspects of Serious Illness in Childhood and Adolescence: Responding to the Storm
The Spectrum of Palliative Nurse Care of Children and Their Families Across Settings
Neonatal Death
Care for the Child with HIV Infection and AIDS
Support Systems
Caring for Bereaved Parents
After a Child Dies: Helping the Siblings
Spiritual Care of Children and Parents
Staff Support in Pediatric Hospice Care
Volunteers in Pediatric Palliative Care Programs: Changing Medical Environment
The Essential Role of School Bereavement Programs
Therapeutic Play and Creative Arts: Helping Children Cope with Illness, Death and Grief
The Primary Care Physician's Role in Hospice Care
Differnet Contexts, Different Lessons
Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Worldwide
Pediatrics and Palliative Care: Learning from One Another
Children's Hospice International Program for All-Inclusive Care for Children and Their Families
Palliative Care Across a Pediatric Post Acute Healthcare System
Ethical Decision Making at the End of Life
Incorporating Children in an Adult Hospice Program
Death-Related Literature for Children and Adolescents: Selected, Annotated, and with Guidelines and Resources for Adults
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