Description
Advanced Practice Palliative Nursing is the first text devoted to advanced practice nursing care of the seriously ill and dying. This comprehensive work addresses all aspects of palliative care including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. Chapters include: symptoms common in serious illness, pediatric palliative care, spiritual and existential issues, issues around the role and function of the advanced practice nurse (APN), reimbursement, and nursing leadership on palliative care teams. Each chapter contains case examples and a strong evidence base to support the highest quality of care. The text is written by leaders in the field and includes authors who have pioneered the role of the advanced practice nurse in palliative care. This volume offers advanced practice content and practical resources for clinical practice across all settings of care and encompassing all ages, from pediatrics to geriatrics.
Table of Contents
PART ONE - THE ADVANCED PRACTICE PALLIATIVE NURSEChapter 1: History of the Advanced Practice Role in Palliative NursingChapter 2: Fundamental Skills and Education for the Palliative APNChapter 3: Credentialing, Certification, and Scope of Practice Issues forChapter 4: Reimbursement for Advanced Practice NursesChapter 5: Data UtilizationPART TWO - THE ADVANCED PRACTICE PALLIATIVE NURSE ACROSS HEALTH CARE SETTINGSSection A. The Advanced Practice Palliative Nurse in the Acute Care SettingChapter 6: Emergency Room and Telephonic CommunicationChapter 7: The ICU SettingChapter 8: Medical, Surgical and GeriatricChapter 9: Palliative Care in Oncology UnitsChapter 10: Palliative Advance Practice Nursing on the Cardiac Specialty UnitChapter 11: Solid Organ TransplantSection B. The Advanced Practice Palliative Nurse in the Ambulatory Care SettingChapter 12: The Advanced Practice Nurse in Outpatient Palliative Cancer CareChapter 13: The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in the Palliative Care ClinicChapter 14: The APN in Primary CareChapter 15: Geriatrics in the Outpatient SettingChapter 16: Specialty APN PracticeSection C. The Palliative Advanced Practice Nurse in the CommunityChapter 17: Palliative Care as part of a Hospice ProgramChapter 18: The APN in HospiceChapter 19: The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Home SettingChapter 20: The Palliative Care APN in the Nursing HomeChapter 21: The Advanced Practice Palliative Nurse in the Rehabilitation Unit/HospitalChapter 22: Access to and Delivery of Palliative and Hospice Care in Rural and Remote Areas: The Influence of Geography, Availability of Health Care Providers, and CulturePART THREE - PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE PALLIATIVE NURSESection A. Physical SymptomsChapter 23: PainChapter 24: DyspneaChapter 25: Bowel Symptoms: Constipation, Diarrhea, and ObstructionChapter 26: Anorexia and CachexiaChapter 27: CoughChapter 28: Other challenging symptoms: Dry Mouth, Hiccups, Fevers, Pruritus, Sleep DisordersChapter 29: FatigueChapter 30: Nausea and VomitingSection B. Psychological/Psychiatric SymptomsChapter 31: AnxietyChapter 32: DeliriumChapter 33: Depression & SuicideChapter 34: Dual Diagnosis and Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderChapter 35: Grief and BereavementChapter 36: Symptom Clusters in Various Solid Tumors and Hematologic MalignanciesChapter 37: Palliative EmergenciesPART FOUR - COMMUNICATIONChapter 40: Family MeetingsChapter 41: Communication at the Time of DeathChapter 42: Navigating Ethical Discussions in Palliative CareChapter 43: Culturally Respectful Palliative CarePART FIVE - SPIRITUAL CAREChapter 44: The Role of Advanced Practice Nursing In Spiritual CareChapter 45: Communication Principles in Spiritual CareChapter 46: Life ReviewChapter 47: Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration and the Provision of Spiritual CarePART SIX - SPECIAL SITUATIONS: WITHDRAWAL OF TECHNOLOGYChapter 48: Cardiac - Vasopressor, Inotrope Discontinuation, Cardiac Device Discontinuation, - LVAD, Pacemaker/AICDChapter 49: Withdrawal of Technology - RespiratoryChapter 50: Other Treatment DiscontinuationChapter 51: Palliative SedationPART SEVEN - SPECIAL POPULATIONSChapter 52: Survivorship-Ongoing Needs of Palliative Care Patients, When Palliative Care Patients RecurChapter 53: Cognitive ImpairmentChapter 54: Caring for Patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)Chapter 55: Special Population: Economically Disadvantaged Urban DwellersChapter 56: Caring for Veterans at end of lifePART EIGHT - THE ADVANCED PRACTICE PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE NURSEChapter 57: Role of the Pediatric Palliative APNSection A. The Settings of Pediatric Palliative CareChapter 58: Presenting Pediatric Palliative Care as a Model of Care for the Hospitalized ChildChapter 59: Preparing for the Unexpected: Perinatal and Neonatal Palliative CareChapter 60: Pediatric OncologyChapter 61: Pediatric Care in the CommunityChapter 62: Communication in Pediatrics
