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Sunshine & Shadows

01 April 2009

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL account of the author’s work as a Macmillan nurse includes moving narratives of patients, illustrating how they have touched her life. But this...

Perspectives on Cancer Care

01 June 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

I know there is a story to tell for cancer nurses, but it is difficult to discover the links and coherent themes in this new ‘reader’. The editors have compiled 12...

Communication in palliative care

01 February 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK contains commonsense wisdom that the author built up over many years as a nurse working in palliative care. She writes in a refreshingly direct and...

Depression in palliative care

01 June 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

Deciding what constitutes depression in advanced cancer has long been a controversial issue. On the one hand, there is evidence from reviews of published research...

A Beginner’s Guide to Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care

01 March 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

There is often an all too obvious and great divide between those who undertake research and evaluate new services and interventions and those in the front line who...

End of Life: The Essential Guide to Caring

01 March 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

THIS BOOK is divided into eight chapters that broadly cover the process of end of life from a practical perspective. it is written for family members and patients...

Helping the patient with advanced disease: a workbook

01 October 2004

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

Claud Regnard and a team of 23 practitioners have combined to produce a comprehensive and accessible ‘how to do’ book. It is designed to be used as either...

Bright new age for end-of-life care

01 September 2008

Cancer Nursing Practice

Feature

After an anxious wait following a prolonged gestation, the Department of Health’s (DH) End of Life Care Strategy for England was delivered on July 16 2008. As is...

Fundamental Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing

01 April 2011

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

ROBERT BECKER is an experienced educator in palliative care nursing. His wealth of experience shows in the preparation of the second edition of this well-respected...

Dialogues in dying: end of life care

01 February 2010

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

There is growing debate about the best way to improve end of life care. This 52-page booklet, DVD and workbook offer a novel and interactive approach. In eight...