The Hospice: Development and Administration

by Glen Davidson (Editor)

Overview

Explains how to start a hospice, discusses issues concerning their Administration, And Considers Staff Stress, Emotional Support For mourners, ethical problems, and legal concerns.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891163701
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1985
Series:	Death Education, Aging and Health Care
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Starting a Community Hospice; 2: The McGill University Palliative Care Service; 3: Issues in Hospice Administration; 4: Training an Interdisciplinary Team; 5: The Physician's Role in a Hospice; 6: Staff Stress in Hospice Care; 7: An Emotional Support System for Mourners; 8: Spiritual Help for the Bereaved; 9: The Ethics of Hospice Care; 10: Privacy and the Right to Die: Legal Issues in the Care and Treatment of Terminally Ill Patients; 11: Hospice: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography