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Palliative Care, Ageing and Spirituality

01 December 2012

Cancer Nursing Practice

Book Review

ATTEMPTING TO capture the nature of spirituality in a way that speaks to those facing the end of their lives and their families is no easy task. The very concept of...

Ethical approaches to physical interventions

01 April 2004

Nursing Older People

Book Review

This new publication from BILD is another step in helping to understand an approach to physical interventions that is proactive, effective and caring. The book...

Speaking of Dying: A Practical Guide to Using Counselling Skills in Palliative Care

01 December 2009

Nursing Older People

Book Review

Caring and compassionate communication are at the heart of palliative care and this book explores the counselling skills most helpful to professional carers. It is...

A practical guide to the spiritual care of the dying person

01 February 2011

Nursing Older People

Book Review

THIS SHORT guide to spiritual care offers clear and concise support on an area that can be difficult for any healthcare professional.

Communication in palliative care

01 May 2012

Nursing Older People

Book Review

BOOKS THAT capture the essence of good communication are difficult to find. This text brings to life the complexities of this fundamental aspect of palliative care....

The Welcome Visitor

01 July 2009

Nursing Older People

Book Review

MOTIVATED BY the death of his father, his former wife and his brother, journalist John Humphrys sets out to argue for assisted suicide. In this respect his family...

Dialogue on grief and consolation

01 March 2010

Nursing Older People

Book Review

CONSOLING SOMEONE who is grieving is generally accepted as a laudable action. It suggests that we are aware of another’s suffering and wish to lessen it. This book...

What to Do When Someone Dies

01 November 2010

Nursing Older People

Book Review

THIS REVISED and updated essential guide covers topics from registering a death, burial procedures, managing probate and sorting out tax.

Spiritual assessment in healthcare practice

01 March 2011

Nursing Older People

Opinion

OLD AGE, sickness and death were defining moments in Buddha’s search for spiritual enlightenment, and so it is for many of us faced with suffering as we start to...

The Essential Guide to Religious Traditions and Spirituality for Health Care Providers

01 July 2013

Nursing Older People

Book review

THIS WEIGHTY book provides the reader with a comprehensive guide to world religions from American Indian Spirituality to Zoroastrianism, and even includes a section...