Terminal Care - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Supporting children of parents who are dying.

29 Nov 2009 Nurses, parents and other family members tend to feel ill equipped when talking to children about a parent's impending death. Adults often feel the need to protect children from the reality of a parent's imminent death. However, research indicates ... Read more...

Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care.

10 Nov 2009 AIM: To explore the nurse-patient interaction in terminally ill situations in acute care, focusing on the nurses' preparation for loss. BACKGROUND: Caring for dying patients can be a distressing and sometimes even threatening experience for nurses. ... Read more...

Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To systematically review evidence bearing on the management of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). METHODS: The authors analyzed studies from 1998 to 2007 to update the 1999 practice parameter. Topics covered in this ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Terminal Care - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care. 10 Nov 2009
• Practice parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. 11 Oct 2009
• Nutritional support is maintained: case report. 29 Sep 2009
• [Terminal phase hydration, pain and delirium] 12 Sep 2009
• [Use of the "Liverpool Care Pathway" in nursing homes] 31 Aug 2009
• Implementing end of life care for patients with renal failure. 30 Aug 2009
• GPs' awareness of patients' preference for place of death. 30 Aug 2009
• Associations between home death and GP involvement in palliative cancer care. 30 Aug 2009
• The practice of and documentation on withholding and withdrawing life support: a retrospective study in two Dutch intensive care units. 30 Aug 2009
• Determinants of aggressive end-of-life care for Taiwanese cancer decedents, 2001 to 2006. 22 Aug 2009
• 'A bed in the middle of nowhere': parents' meanings of place of death for adults with cystic fibrosis. 16 Aug 2009
• Living to the end: Merging holistic and evidence-based strategies to meet the needs of people living with advanced cancer. 29 Jun 2009
• Using an online community board for end-of-life care teaching, learning, and student engagement. 29 Jun 2009
• Void in spiritual care. 29 Jun 2009
• End-of-life care--decisions with dignity. 29 Jun 2009
• [Care of the dying in the hospital: initial experience with the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) in Germany] 21 Jun 2009
• End-of-life care: Communication and a stable patient-physician relationship lead to better decisions. 17 Jun 2009
• Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness be deactivated? Deactivating permanent pacemaker in patients with terminalillness. Patient autonomy is paramount. 30 May 2009
• Should implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness be deactivated? Deactivating implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and permanent pacemakers in patients with terminal illness. An ethical distinction. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Terminal Care'

Definition: Medical and nursing care of patients in the terminal stage of an illness.

Descriptor UI: D013727

Alternative terms: Terminal Care; Care, Terminal;

Related Mesh Headings: Life Support Care; Palliative Care; Hospice Care; Advance Care Planning;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E02.760.905; N02.421.585.905;

History Note: 68(64)

Technical Notes: med & nurs care for the patient: TERMINALLY ILL refers to the patient; also available is HOSPICE CARE (palliative & supportive care for the patient & family)