End of Life Care

What is Hospice vs. Palliative Care

Text Books

Matzo, M. & Sherman, D. (2003). Gerentologic palliative care nursing.

Matzo, M. and Sherman , D. (2001). Palliative Care Nursing: Quality care to the end of life . NY: Springer Publishing Co.

Online

Key Hospice Definitions, Hospice and Dementia FAQ's, Hospice Eligibility Criteria
http://www.mphi.org

Hospice Net
http://www.hospicenet.org/

Hospice Patients Alliance Homepage
http://www.hospicepatients.org

Nursing Care Strategies & Intervention

Journals

Placek, J.J. & Eberhardt, Tara L. (1996). Breaking Bad News: A Review of the Literature. JAMA 276 (6): 496-502

Sellers, Sandra Courtney. (January-March, 1997). Reminiscence as an Intervention: Rediscovering the Essence of Nursing. Nursing Forum 32 (1): 17-23.

Steinhauser, K.E. et al. (2000). Factors considered important at the end of life by patients, family, physicians,and other care providers. JAMA 284 (19): 2476-2482.

Butler , R. N. (February, 1963). The Life Review: An Interpretation of Reminiscence in the Aged. Psychiatry . 26: 65-76.

Callanan, M. & Kelley, P. (1992). Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs & Communications of the Dying. New York , NY : Bantam Books.

Puchalski, C . M. Spirituality and End of Life Care. In Berger, A.M., Portenoy, R.K. and Weissman, D.E. (eds). (2002). Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology 2 nd ed. Philadelphia , PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 799-812.

Holder, J.S. & Aldredge-Clanton, J. (2004 ). Parting: A Handbook for Spiritual Care Near the End of Life . Chapel Hill , NC : The University of North Carolina Press

End-of-Life Decision-Making

Journals

Francis LP. (2001). End of life decision-making for patients with dementia . Medical Ethics. :4, 7.

Eggenberger & Nelms. (2004). Artificial hydration and nutrition in advanced Alzheimer's disease: facilitating family decision-making. Journal of Clinical Nursing

Grief and Bereavement

Online

Site created by a grief psychiatrist, Multiple support groups and comprehensive information on the issue
http://griefnet.org

Journals

Cutcliffe, John R. (1998). Hope, counseling and complicated bereavement reactions. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 28 (4): 754-761.

Collison, C. & Miller, S. (1987). Using Images of the Future in Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 19 (1): 9-11.

Jacob, S.R. (1993). An analysis of the concept of grief. Journal of Advanced Nursing , 18, 1787-1794

Ethics

Journals

Wright, Kathy B. (1998). Professional, Ethical and Legal Implications for Spiritual Care in Nursing. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship 30 (1): 81-83.

Slomka, J. (1995). What do apple pie and motherhood have to do with feeding tubes and caring for the patient. Archives Internal Medicine. 155: 1258-1263.

Books

Kilner, J. F. ; Miller, A.B. & Pellegrino, E.D. (1996) . The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity presents Dignity and Dying: A Christian Appraisal. Grand Rapids , MI : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.