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HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE HANDBOOK
Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook
Quality, Compliance and Reimbursement
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Second Edition

By
Tina Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN, Health Care Consultant, Boca Grande, FL

Description
Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook, 2nd Edition includes everything hospice and palliative care professionals need to know to effectively provide and document quality care based on accepted professional standards. Presented in an easy-to-use handbook style, this is the only guide that offers clinicians complete coverage of all hospice-related conditions. Numerous hospice-related clinical problems are detailed, including standards and guidelines, services skills, outcomes and goals, and specific tips for reimbursement and quality. ICD-9 codes are presented for each condition.

This new edition has been updated with the latest information about hospice and palliative care and emphasizes trends such as bereavement services, the role of the volunteer, and pain. The major differences between hospice and home care documentation are distinguished.

Contents
Part 1: Hospice: a Unique Practice Specialty
Part 2: An Overview of Hospice Documentation
Part 3: Planning and Managing Care in Hospice
Part 4: Medical-Surgical Care Guidelines: Special Patients and Families
Part 5: Hospice Care of Children: Special Patients and Families
Part 6: Planning and Implementing Nutritional Care
Part 7: Pain: Assessment and Management Resources
Part 8: Hospice Definitions, Roles, and Abbreviations
Part 9: Directory of Resources
Part 10: NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses
Appendixes

Bibliographic details
Spiral Bound, 544 pages, publication date: SEP-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-02479-2
ISBN-10: 0-323-02479-3
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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