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The Hospice Companion: Best Practices for Interdisciplinary Care of Advanced Illness

by Perry G. Fine

A practical reference for hospice care

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A practical reference for hospice care

Perry G. Fine’s fourth edition organizes hospice care around clinical processes, symptom management, and the work of caregivers supporting people with life-limiting illnesses. It also addresses hospice’s mission and values, linking care to the individual and shared contributions of hospice professionals. Published in 2021, the guide is presented as a clinical decision-support resource and summarizes changes that the book says have influenced practice in recent years. Its scope brings together practical care topics and the interpersonal responsibilities that shape hospice work.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Hospice professionals seeking a clinical decision-support reference
  • Caregivers involved in supporting people with life-limiting illnesses
  • Readers interested in hospice practice, symptom management, and care processes

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Hospice careSymptom managementInterdisciplinary caregivingClinical practiceCare for life-limiting illness

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Book overview

The Hospice Companion is a guide to the processes of care during the intensive, interpersonal experiences of hospice work. This resource highlights the mission and values of modern-day hospice through the individual and combined efforts of the field's most valuable asset, the hospice professional. This easy-to-navigate clinical decision support tool for caregivers of those with life-limiting illnesses allows for personal and professional growth and a deeply gratifying sense of accomplishment as they proceed in the all-important work of caring for the dying. The fourth edition of The Hospice Companion features a thoroughly current guide to clinical processes and symptom management, providing hospice professionals with a concise summary of changes that have influenced clinical practice over the last several years.
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