The Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing remains the most comprehensive treatise on the art and science of palliative care nursing available. Dr. Betty Rolling Ferrell and Dr. Judith A. Paice have invited 162 nursing experts to contribute 76 chapters addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs pertinent to the successful palliative care team. Organized within 7 Sections, this new edition covers the gamut of principles of care: from the time of initial diagnosis of a serious illness to the end of a patient's life and beyond.This fifth edition features several new chapters, including chapters on advance care planning, organ donation, self-care, global palliative care, and the ethos of palliative nursing. Each chapter is rich with tables and figures, case examples for improved learning, and a strong evidence-based practice to support the highest quality of care. The book offers a valuable and practical resource for students and clinicians across all settings of care. The content is relevant for specialty hospice agencies and palliative care programs, as well as generalist knowledge for schools of nursing, oncology, critical care, and pediatric. Developed with the intention of emphasizing the need to extend palliative care beyond the specialty to be integrated in all settings and by all clinicians caring for the seriously ill, this new edition will continue to serve as the cornerstone of palliative care education.

SECTION IGeneral Principles1. Introduction to Palliative NursingBetty Rolling Ferrell2. National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care: Assuring Quality Palliative Care through Clinical Practice GuidelinesConstance M. Dahlin3. Hospital-Based Palliative CarePatricia Maani-Fogelman4. Principles of Patient and Family AssessmentJohn D. Chovan5. Communication in Palliative Care: An Essential Competency for NursesConstance M. Dahlin and Elaine Wittenberg6. Advance Care PlanningShigeko IzumiSECTION IISymptom Assessment and Management7. Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Teams: Specialists in Delivering Palliative CarePolly Mazanec, Rebekah Reimer, Jessica Bullington, Patrick J. Coyne, Herman Harris, II, Mary Catherine Dubois, Catherine Rogers, and Jennifer Aron8. Pain AssessmentRegina M. Fink, Rose A. Gates, and Kate D. Jeffers9. Pain ManagementJudith A. Paice10. FatigueEdith O'Neil-Page, Grace E. Dean, and Paula R. Anderson11. Anorexia and CachexiaElizabeth E. Schack and Dorothy Wholihan12. Nausea and VomitingDavid Collett and Kimberly Chow13. Dysphagia, Hiccups, and Other Oral SymptomsRachel Klinedinst, Audrey Kurash Cohen, and Constance M. Dahlin14. Bowel Management: Constipation, Obstruction, Diarrhea, and AscitesStefanie N. Mooney, Purvi Patel, and Sorin Buga15. Artificial Nutrition and HydrationKaty M. Lanz, Michelle S. Gabriel, and Jennifer A. Tschanz16. Dyspnea, Cough, and Terminal SecretionsDorAnne Donesky17. Bladder Management in Palliative CareNaomi Farrington and Catherine Murphy18. Lymphedema ManagementMei R. Fu, Bonnie B. Lasinski, Janet H. Van Cleave, and Charles P. Tilley19. Palliative Wound, Ostomy, and Continence CareCharles P. Tilley, Mei R. Fu, and Jana M. Lipson20. Pruritus, Fever, and SweatsAngel Smothers21. Neurological DisordersMargaret A. Schwartz22. Anxiety and DepressionJaroslava Salman, Emma Wolfe, and Sunita K. Patel23. Delirium, Confusion, and AgitationWendy Goldberg, Greg Mahr, Amy M. Williams, and Michael Ryan24. InsomniaKarla Schroeder25. Sexuality and Intimacy in Serious Illness and at the End of LifeHeather Shaw and Joshua Fronk26. Urgent Syndromes at the End of LifeQuinten Robertson and Kelli Gershon27. Sedation for Refractory SymptomsBonnie Freeman and Chandana Banerjee28. Complementary and Integrative Therapies in Palliative CareMary-Anne Meyer and Melinda Ring29. Withdrawal of Invasive Mechanical VentilationMargaret K. CampbellSECTION IIIPsychosocial and Spiritual Support30. The Meaning of Hope in the DyingValerie T. Cotter and Anessa M. Foxwell31. BereavementInge B. Corless and Janice Bell Meisenhelder32. Supporting Families and Family Caregivers in Palliative CareKelli I. Stajduhar and J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom33. Planning for the Actual DeathPatricia Berry and Julie Griffie34. Spiritual Screening, History, and AssessmentElizabeth Johnston Taylor35. Spiritual Care InterventionWilliam Rosa36. Meaning in IllnessTami Borneman and Katherine Brown-SaltzmanSECTION IVSpecial Patient Populations37. Cultural Considerations in Palliative CareCarrie Cormack, Polly Mazanec, and Joan T. Panke38. Older Adult Patients in the CommunityCarol O. Long39. Poor, Homeless and Underserved PopulationsCaroline Olney, Sarah Stroe, and Anne Hughes40. Palliative Care for Patients with Mental IllnessJohn D. Chovan and Betty D. Morgan41. Palliative Care for People Living with HIVJacquelyn Slomka42. Caring for the Patient with Substance Use Disorder at the End of LifePeggy Compton, Yu-Ping Chang, and Salimah Meghani43. Cancer SurvivorshipAnne Reb and Denice Economou44. VeteransDeborah Grassman45. Organ DonationLissi Hansen and Lauren F. Dunn46. Pulmonary Palliative CarePatricia A. Maani-Fogelman and Ruby A. Weller47. Palliative Care in Heart FailureJ. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Rachel Wells, and Keith M. SwetzSECTION VEnd-of-Life Care across Settings48. Improving the Quality of Care across All SettingsMarilyn Bookbinder, Romina Arceo, and James T. McDaniel49. Long-term Care: Focus on Nursing HomesJoan Carpenter and Mary Ersek50. Palliative Care in the CommunityNancy Robertson and Barbara Sutton51. The Intensive Care UnitJennifer K. McAdam and Celine Gelinas52. Palliative Care Nursing in the Outpatient SettingPamela Stitzlein Davies and Kathleen Broglio53. Palliative Care in the Emergency DepartmentRebecca Wright and Benjamin Roberts54. The Role of Nursing Caring for Patients Receiving Palliative Surgery or ChemotherapyVirginia Sun, Tami Tittelfitz, and Marjorie J. Hein55. Rural Palliative CareRichard A. Taylor, J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, Erin R. Currie, Macy Stockdill, and Marie A. Bakitas56. The Role of PT, OT, and Other Therapies in Palliative Care for Seriously Ill PatientsDennis Lin, Megan Borjan, Seanell D. San Andres, and Christina Kelly57. Value-Based CareFinly Zachariah and William DaleSECTION VIPediatric Palliative Care58. Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative CareJoan ?Jody? Chrastek and Camara van Breemen59. Pediatric Hospice and Palliative CareVanessa Battista and Gwenn LaRagione60. Pediatric Goals of Care: Leading through UncertaintyChristina McDaniel and Jordan M. Desai61. End-of-Life Decision Making in Pediatric OncologyDeborah A. Lafond and Katherine Patterson Kelly62. Palliative Care in the Perinatal Setting: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Labor and Delivery UnitCheryl Ann Thaxton, Diana Jacobson, Heather Murphy, and Tracey Whitley63. Grief and Bereavement in Perinatal and Pediatric Palliative CareRana Limbo, Kathie Kobler, and Betty Davies64. Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before YouJuliana H. O'Brien and Maggie C. Root65. Supporting Adolescents with a Parent in HospiceDenice Sheehan, Dana Hansen, M. Murray Mayo, Diane Snyder Cowan, and Pamela Stephenson66. Use of Social Media as a Communication Tool for People with Serious Illness and Their FamiliesDana Hansen, Amy Petrinec, and Nidal Harb67. Access to Pediatric Hospice and Palliative CareLisa C. Lindley and Jessica Keim-MalpassSECTION VIISpecial Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care68. The Advanced Practice Registered NurseClareen Wiencek and Alexander Wolf69. Self-CareKathy G. Kravits70. Ethical Considerations in Palliative CareMaryjo Prince-Paul and Barbara J. Daly71. Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in DyingCarey T. Ramirez, Kathleen Fundalinski, Judy Knudson, and John Himberger72. Nursing EducationPam Malloy and Andra Davis73. Nursing ResearchTerrah Foster Akard, Karen Hyden, and Mary Jo Gilmer74. Advocacy in Palliative Nursing: A Conceptual ModelNessa Coyle and Timothy W. Kirk75. Global Palliative CareVirginia LeBaron and Annette Galassi76. The Ethos of Palliative NursingMark Lazenby and Michael Anthony Moore