Hospice Care Books


Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the DyingFinal Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying
Best Price: $8.98
Final Gifts is a blessing for anyone going through the experience of sharing "nearing...
Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality (Vintage)Final Exam: A Surgeon's Reflections on Mortality (Vintage)
Best Price: $7.59
I just finished Final Exam. Three weeks ago, we marked the fourth anniversary of my son's...
Basic Medical LanguageBasic Medical Language
Best Price: $31.45
The format of this book is very helpful for the beginner who is trying to learn medical...
Izzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and MeIzzy & Lenore: Two Dogs, an Unexpected Journey, and Me
Best Price: $16.32
In his previous books, New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz introduced us to the...
What Dying People Want: Practical Wisdom For The End Of LifeWhat Dying People Want: Practical Wisdom For The End Of Life
Best Price: $6.44
As pointed out in a previous review, this is not a book with the most up-to-date research and...


Final Wishes: A Cautionary Tale on Death, Dignity & Physician-Assisted SuicideFinal Wishes: A Cautionary Tale on Death, Dignity & Physician-Assisted Suicide
Best Price: $43.52
That's right, the author of this book either thinks that his readers are so stupid that they...
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, 2nd EditionPalliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, 2nd Edition
Best Price: $52.99
Designated a Doody's Core Title! Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award The...
Living with DyingLiving with Dying
Best Price: $74.80
The first resource on end-of-life care for healthcare practitioners who work with the terminally...
Mosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care AssistantsMosby's Textbook for Long-Term Care Assistants
Best Price: $12.07
I bought this book along with other recommended reference books for CNAs, and in my opinion...
Essentials for the Activity Professional in Long Term CareEssentials for the Activity Professional in Long Term Care
Best Price: $125.09
I bought this book because I had to have it for school, it is full of infromation on activities...


Mosby's Textbook for the Home Care AideMosby's Textbook for the Home Care Aide
Best Price: $42.25
Home Health Care Aides are the unsung stewards of the nursing community. The go into people's...
Hospice, a Labor of LoveHospice, a Labor of Love
Best Price: $10.05
Hospice, A Labor of Love, is a must read book. This is a fast and thought provoking read. I...
Handbook of Home Health Standards and Documentation -- Guidelines for ReimbursementHandbook of Home Health Standards and Documentation -- Guidelines for Reimbursement
Best Price: $36.00
This book was recieved quickly. I founds the book to be very informative and useful. I found the...
Study Guide for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative NurseStudy Guide for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse
Best Price: $60.00
The book was exactly waht I ordered-took about a month to get it.
Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative NurseCore Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse
Best Price: $90.00
Every nurse preparing for the Hospice and Palliative Nursing certification exam should have...

Montessori-Based Activities for Persons With DementiaMontessori-Based Activities for Persons With Dementia
Best Price: $39.15
Hi, I was surprised but pleased to have recv'd. this book in ample time and the book was in very...
Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Clinical Practice Guidelines (Palliative and End of Life Care Clinica)Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Clinical Practice Guidelines (Palliative and End of Life Care Clinica)
Best Price: $45.90
This is well organized, practical book. I am using it to help train new hospice nurses in...
Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care (Oxford Handbooks Series)
Best Price: $36.10
The Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care covers all aspects of palliative care in a concise and...
Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and RenewalCaregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal
Best Price: $4.00
In an ideal world, we'd all have parents who we would want to help in old age, and it would be...
The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of NursingThe Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing
Best Price: $25.51
The essence of nursing care continually exposes nurses to suffering. Although they bear witness...

The Common Sense Guide to Improving Palliative CareThe Common Sense Guide to Improving Palliative Care
Best Price: $21.08
Joanne Lynn and colleagues have just come out with a great new book, The Common Sense Guide to...
The Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice At the End of LifeThe Best Way to Say Goodbye: A Legal Peaceful Choice At the End of Life
Best Price: $29.24
excellent, comprehensive discussion. this book clearly identifies end of life issues and...
Last Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical SystemLast Rights: Rescuing the End of Life from the Medical System
Best Price: $8.25
Our Mother recently passed away peacefully in the care of Hospice and my Brother. We had opted...
Mosby's Textbook for Nursing AssistantsMosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants
Best Price: $12.87
I had to return this item cause my husband gave me the wrong ISBN but it arrived nicely packaged...
Healing The Dying (Healing the Dying)Healing The Dying (Healing the Dying)
Best Price: $20.50
This book is wonderful! It really helped me gather infomation on a career interest. I have...

Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (Oxford Textbook)Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (Oxford Textbook)
Best Price: $106.68
the quality of paper and thickness of the book is much improved ,so can the size of letters be...
When Professionals Weep: Emotional and Countertransference Responses in End-of-Life Care (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement)When Professionals Weep: Emotional and Countertransference Responses in End-of-Life Care (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement)
Best Price: $29.12
In my experience I have seen little written in depth on the issue of countertransference. As a...
Palliative Care PerspectivesPalliative Care Perspectives
Best Price: $22.72
As my friend was dying of metasticized soft tissue sarcoma, I ordered this book to be better...
Medical Futility: and the Evaluation of Lifesustaining InterventionsMedical Futility: and the Evaluation of Lifesustaining Interventions
Best Price: $37.99
This volume surveys the clinical, ethical, religious, legal, economic, and personal dimensions...
The Hospice Choice: In Pursuit of a Peaceful DeathThe Hospice Choice: In Pursuit of a Peaceful Death
Best Price: $2.88
Great book, and a necessary read- especially for those of us living in death-fearing cultures. ...

Living With Grief: After Sudden Loss Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, StrokeLiving With Grief: After Sudden Loss Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stroke
Best Price: $1.99
Living with Grief after Sudden Loss brings the reader into the world of the survivor. The...
Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision MakingCultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making
Best Price: $51.90
" Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making creates an engrossing tension as chapters...
Therapeutic Uses of Music With Older AdultsTherapeutic Uses of Music With Older Adults
This book examines the practical uses of music as a therapeutic intervention for older adults...
The Needs of the Dying: A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final ChapterThe Needs of the Dying: A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter
Best Price: $0.74
David Kessler's book, The Needs of the Dying, is written with honesty, compassion and humble...
Mosby's Essentials for Nursing AssistantsMosby's Essentials for Nursing Assistants
Best Price: $6.00
I got this for detailed reference since i wanted to refresh my memory on certain skills and...

Assisted Living Administration: The Knowledge Base, Second EditionAssisted Living Administration: The Knowledge Base, Second Edition
Best Price: $64.68
Compared to his utterly dreadful "Nursing Home Administration" textbook, this book is...
The Final Act of LivingThe Final Act of Living
Best Price: $15.00
I LOVE this book! Barbara Karnes, RN, reminds us that death is not a medical event but a normal,...
A Palliative Ethic of Care: Clinical Wisdom at Life's EndA Palliative Ethic of Care: Clinical Wisdom at Life's End
Best Price: $17.81
In A Palliative Ethic of Care: Clinical Wisdom at Life's End, Joseph J. Fins, MD, has written a...
Prayers and Promises When Facing a Life-Threatening Illness: 30 Short Morning and Evening ReflectionsPrayers and Promises When Facing a Life-Threatening Illness: 30 Short Morning and Evening Reflections
Best Price: $5.12
This wonderfully spiritual book, written by a much-beloved pastor in my home town who is dying...
Medical Terminology: A Short CourseMedical Terminology: A Short Course
Best Price: $12.00
I am entering the nursing field and this book gave me a great jump start. I can't believe how...

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of MedicineThe Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Medicine
Best Price: $22.03
The first edition is already a classic in its exploration of the nature of suffering. ...
Documentation and Reimbursement for Long-Term Care (Ahima's Documentation)Documentation and Reimbursement for Long-Term Care (Ahima's Documentation)
Best Price: $91.03
The theme of Documentation and Reimbursement in Long-Term Care is that, in addition to...
Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical HandbookPalliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook
Best Price: $18.37
Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook is a beautifully...
Transitions in Dying and Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative CareTransitions in Dying and Bereavement: A Psychosocial Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care
Best Price: $29.38
This book should really be considered the Hospice Bible, or at least one volume of it. I have...
The Creative Arts in Palliative CareThe Creative Arts in Palliative Care
Best Price: $32.11

Finding Meaning with Charles: Caregiving with Love Through a Degenerative DiseaseFinding Meaning with Charles: Caregiving with Love Through a Degenerative Disease
Best Price: $7.19
My mother-in-law had Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. I bought this book because I read on a PSP...
Gerontology for the Health Care ProfessionalGerontology for the Health Care Professional
Best Price: $19.95
I would like to say this book is by far the most succsessful book I have read on my part. I...
Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New VoicesMusic Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices
Best Price: $33.89
Anybody who is involoved with palliative care should read this book. I'm a music therapy intern...
A Time for Listening and Caring: Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and DyingA Time for Listening and Caring: Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and Dying
Best Price: $38.76
This is a mandatory reading for people who want to know more about themselves, mainly regarding...
Montessori Based Activities for Persons, Vol.IIMontessori Based Activities for Persons, Vol.II
Best Price: $49.95
Montessori-Based Activities for Persons with Dementia, Volume 2 is the follow-up companion to...

Improving Care for the End of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and CliniciansImproving Care for the End of Life: A Sourcebook for Health Care Managers and Clinicians
Best Price: $26.00
After more than fifteen years in health care as a medical social worker, I've seen my share of...
Loving Voice Ii: A Caregiver's Book of More Read-Aloud Stories for the ElderlyLoving Voice Ii: A Caregiver's Book of More Read-Aloud Stories for the Elderly
Best Price: $22.46
A wonderful anthology of short stories that were written by first-class American authors and...
Death and Dignity: Making Choices and Taking ChargeDeath and Dignity: Making Choices and Taking Charge
Best Price: $8.19
A careful and compassionate exploration of the difficult issues that are best addressed before...
Dancing with Broken Bones: Portraits of Death and Dying among Inner-City PoorDancing with Broken Bones: Portraits of Death and Dying among Inner-City Poor
Best Price: $14.59
This book tells the stories of patients whose stories are typically not told: the urban dying...
All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice (Death, Value and Meaning)All Kinds of Love: Experiencing Hospice (Death, Value and Meaning)
Best Price: $45.95
This book was written by a nurse and is composed in a case study style format. It is however, a...

Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life (Living With Grief)Living With Grief: Ethical Dilemmas at the End of Life (Living With Grief)
Best Price: $5.24
Explores a range of issues--including pediatric hospice, historical, religious, spiritual and...
    
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