Robin Bennett Kanarek: Living Well with a Serious Illness
Living Well with a Serious Illness
Buch
- A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit
- Johns Hopkins University Press, 05/2023
- Einband: Gebunden
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781421445717
- Bestellnummer: 11429239
- Umfang: 224 Seiten
- Gewicht: 363 g
- Maße: 216 x 140 mm
- Stärke: 21 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 30.5.2023
- Serie: A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Klappentext
A practical guide for understanding how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients and their caregivers.Robin Bennett Kanarek was a registered nurse working with patients suffering from chronic medical conditions when her ten-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia. As her son endured grueling treatments, Robin realized how often medical professionals overlook critical psychological, emotional, and spiritual support for people with life-threatening illnesses. Living Well with a Serious Illness is the culmination of decades of Robin's work to advance the field of palliative care.
Although palliative care is often associated with hospice and end-of-life planning, Kanarek argues for a more expanded definition that incorporates palliative care earlier in patients' journeys. Living Well with a Serious Illness helps patients and their caregivers understand
- what palliative care entails
- how to access the support they need when going through a serious illness
- what questions to ask medical professionals
- how to navigate advanced care planning
- definitions of common terminology used with end-of-life planning
- the importance of spiritual care, coping strategies, and emotional support
- how to become an advocate for palliative care
This book illuminates the importance of seeing patients as individuals who can benefit from care for their body, mind, and spirit--the core tenet of palliative care.