Hospice Care

by Bert Hayslip Jr.

Book Overview

The hospice has emerged in recent years as an important component of health care. In turn, the demand for adequately trained personnel has grown. The history and nature of hospice care are explored in this volume, which serves as an introduction to the skills and knowledge necessary for practitioners, counsellors and volunteers in this field. The authors emphasize the non-medical role of the hospice which seeks to enable patients to live the final...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803929145
• ISBN13: 9780803929142
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"