Pediatric Palliative Care (What Do I Do Now Palliative Care)

About this book

The first volume in the "What Do I Do Now?: Palliative Care" series Pediatric Palliative Care uses a case-based palliative care approach to cover common and important topics in the examination investigation and management of children with serious illness. Each chapter provides a discussion of the diagnosis key points to remember and selected references for further reading. The book addresses a wide range of topics including the goals of care symptom management care for neonatal and adolescent populations and the emotional social cultural and spiritual needs of ill children and their families. Written by authors from a variety of fields such as nursing chaplaincy social work and psychology this book is suited for pediatricians palliative care and hospice providers nurses and allied health practitioners. Pediatric Palliative Care is an engaging collection of thought-provoking cases which clinicians can utilize when they encounter difficult patients. The volume is also a self-assessment tool that tests the readers ability to answer the question "What do I do now?"