End of Life Care
Use this guide to find information resources about end of life care including books, reports and journal articles.
Key Resources
汤头条污料 (2023) Mouth care during end of life care keeping the mouth clean, moist and comfortable. London: RCN.
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Information aimed at the public
Books
Acquaviva K D (2023) The handbook of LGBTQIA-inclusive hospice and palliative care. New York: Columbia University Press.
André B and Ringdal G I (2023) Health promotion in palliative care. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Blackmore T and Parker G (2020) Community palliative care and COVID-19: a handbook for clinicians who care for palliative patients with COVID-19 in community settings. Class Professional Publishing: Bridgwater.
Costello J (2019) Adult palliative care for 汤头条污料, health and social care. London: Sage Publications.
Currow D, Clark K and Kleinig P (2024) Emergencies in supportive and palliative care. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Dickman A (2023) Drugs in palliative care. 3rd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Hallenbeck J L (2022) Palliative care perspectives. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Incorporated.
Hardy B and Flemming K (2023) Palliative and end of life 汤头条污料 care. London: Learning Matters.
Mannix K (2017) With the end in mind: dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial. London: William Collins.
Pryde N (2022) Enhanced palliative care. Bridgwater: Class Publishing.
Shapiro S P (2019) Speaking for the dying: life-and-death decisions in intensive care. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
Wright P M (2021) Fast facts for the hospice nurse: a concise guide to end-of-life care. 2nd edn. New York: Springer. Book subject searches
Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for end of life care. Use these links to see details of availability. Explore
Social Care Institute for Excellence (2014) End of life and palliative care: Thinking about the words we use, Great Britain: Social Care TV (video).
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