Living at the end of life : a hospice nurse addresses the most common questions

what’s Going To Happen? How Will We Manage? There Are Things I Still Want To Do. I’m Afraid… as Death Approaches, Both Patient And Family Must Cope With Grief, Pain, And Seemingly Unanswerable Questions. It’s A Time Of Challenge, Of Concerns. But, As Hospice Nurse Karen Whitley Bell Reminds Us, It Also Offers An Opportunity To Explore And Rediscover The Fuller, Richer Meaning Of Life. drawing On Her Years Of Experience, Bell Has Created A Comprehensive, Insightful Guide To Every Aspect Of Hospice Care And The Final Stages Of Life. She Discusses The Physical, Emotional, And Spiritual Journey A Dying Person Goes Through; Care-giving During This Difficult Period; Closure, And Loss And The Lessons It Teaches Us. In Addition To Her Warm, Yet Knowledgeable Voice, Readers Get Firsthand Accounts Of Experiences In Hospice Care, Making living At The End Of Life Accessible, Reassuring, And Indispensable. publishers Weekly starred Review. as A Hospice Nurse For 16 Years, Bell Understands The Concept Of A Good Death. A Daily Witness To Fatal Illness And End-of-life Moments, Bell's Powerful Message Is Aimed At Making Sure The Final Months Or Days Of A Patient Are Well-lived, Marked By Peace, Comfort, And A Chance To Say Goodbye. Illustrating The Tenets And Benefits Of Palliative Care With Firsthand Accounts Of Her Patients, Bell Manages, As Stated By American Academy Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine Co-founder Charles G. Sasser In His Foreword, To Place Readers At Bedsides During One Of The Most Intimate Of Life's Dramas. As Such, She Delivers A Wealth Of Useful Information On Pain Management, Choosing A Hospice And General Day-to-day Care Giving In A Powerful, Hard-to-forget Way. Straightforward And Empathetic, With An Easy-to-navigate Style, Bell Details What To Expect In Both Physical And Spiritual Terms, Including Practical Considerations As Well As Ways To Find Closure And Cope With Loss. copyright © Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. "Straightforward and empathetic . . . Bell details what to expect in both physical and spiritual terms . . . as well as ways to find closure and cope with loss" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). As death approaches, both patient and family must cope with grief, pain, and seemingly unanswerable questions. A hospice nurse for more than a decade, Karen Whitley Bell has seen and learned much about these challenges and concerns. In Living at the End of Life , she reminds us that this difficult time also offers an opportunity to explore and rediscover the fuller, richer meaning of life. Bell has created a comprehensive, insightful guide to every aspect of hospice care and the final stages of life. She discusses the physical, emotional, and spiritual journey a dying person goes through; care-giving during this difficult period; closure, and loss and the lessons it teaches us. Through her warm yet knowledgeable voice, readers get firsthand accounts of experiences in hospice care, making Living at the End of Life accessible, reassuring, and indispensable. A comprehensive, insightful guide to the various aspects of hospice care and the final stages of life. It discusses the physical, emotional and spiritual journey a dying person goes through; care-giving during this difficult period; and, closure and loss and the lessons it teaches us. What will happen? : the spiritual journey What will happen? : the physical journey Caregiving as a family : how do we manage? Closure : will I die a "good" death? For loved ones and caregivers : sharing the final days How will I go on? : coping with loss Living.