Living with Dying: A Handbook for End-Of-Life Healthcare Practitioners

by Joan N. Berzoff

Book Overview

The first resource on end-of-life care for healthcare practitioners who work with the terminally ill and their families, Living with Dying begins with the narratives of five healthcare professionals, who, when faced with overwhelming personal losses altered their clinical practices and philosophies. The book provides ways to ensure a respectful death for individuals, families, groups, and communities and is organized around theoretical issues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231127944
• ISBN13: 9780231127943
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 896 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.5" x 9.6"