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<p>Contributor List viii</p> <p>Introduction xii<br /><i>Margaret L. Campbell</i></p> <p><b>Section 1 Communication Case Studies 1</b></p> <p>Case 1.1 Comsmunicating about a Progressive Diagnosis and Prognosis 5<br /><i>Julia A. Walch</i></p> <p>Case 1.2 Diagnosis/Prognosis Uncomplicated Death at Home 12<br /><i>Constance Dahlin</i></p> <p>Case 1.3 Accommodating Religiosity and Spirituality in Medical Decision-Making 18<br /><i>Jennifer Gentry</i></p> <p>Case 1.4 Discussing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation When it May Be Useful 26<br /><i>Kelli Gershon</i></p> <p>Case 1.5 Discussing CPR When it is a Non-Beneficial Intervention 33<br /><i>Judy Passaglia</i></p> <p>Case 1.6 Discussing Brain Death, Organ Donation, and Donation after Cardiac Death 41<br /><i>Christine Westphal and Rebecca Williams</i></p> <p>Case 1.7 Discussing Physiological Futility 52<br /><i>Judy C. Wheeler</i></p> <p>Case 1.8 Wounded Families: Decision-Making in the Setting of Stressed Coping and Maladaptive Behaviors in Health Crises 60<br /><i>Kerstin McSteen</i></p> <p>Case 1.9 Notification of an Expected Death 68<br /><i>Peg Nelson</i></p> <p>Case 1.10 Death Notification after Unexpected Death 73<br /><i>Garrett K. Chan</i></p> <p><b>Section 2 Symptom Management Case Studies 83</b></p> <p>Case 2.1 Pain: Cancer in the Home 87<br /><i>Constance Dahlin</i></p> <p>Case 2.2 Treating an Acute, Severe, Cancer Pain Exacerbation 98<br /><i>Patrick J. Coyne</i></p> <p>Case 2.3 Pain and Advanced Heart Failure 104<br /><i>Margaret L. Campbell</i></p> <p>Case 2.4 Dyspnea and Advanced COPD 110<br /><i>Margaret L. Campbell</i></p> <p>Case 2.5 Dyspnea and Heart Failure 117<br /><i>Garrett K. Chan</i></p> <p>Case 2.6 Treating Dyspnea during Ventilator Withdrawal 128<br /><i>Margaret L. Campbell</i></p> <p>Case 2.7 Cough Associated with COPD and Lung Cancer 138<br /><i>Peg Nelson</i></p> <p>Case 2.8 Hiccups and Advanced Illness 145<br /><i>Marian Grant</i></p> <p>Case 2.9 Treating Nausea Associated with Advanced Cancer 152<br /><i>Judy C. Wheeler</i></p> <p>Case 2.10 Nausea Associated with Bowel Obstruction 161<br /><i>Terri L. Maxwell</i></p> <p>Case 2.11 Nausea Related to Uremia, Dialysis Cessation 168<br /><i>Linda M. Gorman</i></p> <p>Case 2.12 Opioid-Induced Pruritus 176<br /><i>Richelle Nugent Hooper</i></p> <p>Case 2.13 Pruritus in End-Stage Renal Disease 183<br /><i>Linda M. Gorman</i></p> <p>Case 2.14 Opioid-Induced Constipation 190<br /><i>Grace Cullen Oligario</i></p> <p>Case 2.15 Depression in Advanced Disease 198<br /><i>Todd Hultman</i></p> <p>Case 2.16 Treating Anxiety 205<br /><i>Darrell Owens</i></p> <p>Case 2.17 Terminal Secretions 213<br /><i>Terri L. Maxwell</i></p> <p>Case 2.18 Fungating Wounds and the Palliative Care Patient 220<br /><i>Laura C. Harmon</i></p> <p>Case 2.19 Pressure Ulcer Care in Palliative Care 229<br /><i>Laura C. Harmon</i></p> <p>Case 2.20 Treating Ascites 239<br /><i>Darrell Owens</i></p> <p>Case 2.21 Delirium Management in Palliative Care 247<br /><i>Kerstin McSteen</i></p> <p><b>Section 3 Family Care Case Studies 257</b></p> <p>Case 3.1 Caring for the Family Expecting a Loss 259<br /><i>Patricia A. Murphy and David M. Price</i></p> <p>Case 3.2 Anticipatory Grief and the Dysfunctional Family 266<br /><i>Rita J. DiBiase</i></p> <p>Case 3.3 Acute and Uncomplicated Grief after an Expected Death 277<br /><i>Rita J. DiBiase</i></p> <p>Case 3.4 Bereavement after Unexpected Death 289<br /><i>Garrett K. Chan</i></p> <p>Case 3.5 Complicated Grief 300<br /><i>Rita J. DiBiase</i></p> <p>Index 309</p>

<p><b>Margaret L. Campbell,</b> PhD, RN, FPCN is Associate Professor – Research in the Office for Health Research at the College of Nursing at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.</p>

<p><i>Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care</i> uses a case-based approach to provide students and practitioners with an important learning tool to improve critical thinking skills and encourage discussion toward improving experiences for patients and their families.</p> <p>The book is organized into three sections covering subjects related to communication, symptom management, and family care.   Each case is presented in a consistent, logical format for ease of use, highlighting key evidence-based concepts including the case history, care setting, diagnosis and prognosis, assessment, treatment considerations, and family support.</p> <p>A key reference, <i>Case Studies in Palliative and End-of-Life Care</i> is an invaluable resource for clinicians who provide palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses and those at the end of life along with their families.</p> <p><b>Key Features:</b></p> <ul> <li>Includes more than 35 cases covering a range of palliative and end-of-life care subjects</li> <li>Emphasizes care of the family as well as the patient</li> <li>Easy to follow, structured format for each case</li> <li>Written by experts in the field</li> </ul>

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