{"product_id":"integrating-a-palliative-approach-essentials-for-personal-support-workers-second-edition-9781926923161","title":"Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers; Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of the text will equip frontline caregivers to respond to the changing needs of any person living with life-limiting illness and their family. You will learn best practice skills for participating fully as a vital member of the health care team. Integrating a Palliative Approach will increase your confidence and competence in providing compassionate palliative care for the dying person and their family by developing your capacity to: 1) integrate a palliative approach and support the person and family through decline and during last days and hours; 2) provide culturally safe palliative care that is free of systemic bias and racism; 3) understand and provide psychosocial care for the person and family; and 4) develop self-care practices to sustain you. This is a rare text that engages you with its warmth and heart--it is an essential resource for all frontline caregivers. \"Stunning artwork  accessible text  relevant case studies  and up-to-date evidence are woven together to stimulate learning and reflection about palliative care philosophy and practice.\" -- David Kenneth Wright  PhD  RN  CHPCN(C)  Associate Professor  School of Nursing  University of Ottawa \"You will feel safe to explore your biases and understand Indigenous ways of knowing and being as recommended in the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.\" -- Sheila Blackstock  RN  BScN  MScN  COHN PhD (c)  Gitxsan First Nation  Associate Teaching Professor  Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing \"The second edition of Integrating a Palliative Approach is  in fact  an essential resource for personal support workers. The book continues to be a unique resource providing comprehensive information regarding physical and psychosocial needs.\" -- Betty Ferrell  PhD  FAAN  FPCN Professor and Director  Nursing Research  City of Hope Medical Center; Principal Investigator  the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project \"The section on self-care  an area that students may feel they do not need to study  contains concrete information on its importance and ideas for developing a plan for self-care.\" -- Zola Goebel  Director  Sprott Shaw College  Lead Curriculum for Health Care Assistant curriculum \"This text is the resource for PSW education  for workplace education and independent study.\" -- Pippa Hawley  B.Med  FRCPC (PM) Head  UBC Division of Palliative Care  and BC Cancer Pain and Symptom Management \/ Palliative Care Program Medical Leader \"Kath and her team have done a wonderful job of integrating the most up-to-date frameworks for person centred care and packaged nuggets of wisdom and experience in a digestible  accessible and visually attractive package.\" -- Doris Barwich MD  CCFP (PC)  Medical Director  British Columbia Centre for Palliative Care \"This resource directly acknowledges the valuable role of the PSW as a knowledgeable and integral member of the interprofessional team  it is a must-have resource for all frontline caregivers seeking ways to provide excellent care for others  while nourishing their practice for personal fulfilment.\" -- Andrea Leatherdale  RN  BScN  GDPI  PMEd  Professor  Practical Nursing  Centennial College \"This edition is a beautiful balance of practical  approachable  and inspirational. The touchstones take various new competency frameworks  breaks them into easily digestible snippets and ties everything together as part of a bigger whole.\" -- Nadine Valk  BA  MPA  Executive Director \/ Directrice Gnrale. Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651954073653,"sku":"ByrdShop_1926923162","price":48.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781926923161.jpg?v=1781847309","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/integrating-a-palliative-approach-essentials-for-personal-support-workers-second-edition-9781926923161","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}