This text provides an overview of the grieving process by introducing the nurse and other health care professionals to some of the more common theories associated with death and dying. Beginning with an overview of the grieving process, different chapters focus on specific stages of grief and emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse in the healing process. Also included in this text is the hospice philosophy which encompasses four dimensions of support - physical, emotional, social and spiritual, and other specific healing strategies designed to be used in working with those in the midst of grief. Dedicated to personal growth, the final part of the book presents vignettes depicting the many phases of grief, as well as a healing approach that will enable the griever to continue living in spite of the loss.
- ISBN10 0827369689
- ISBN13 9780827369689
- Publish Date 12 June 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Delmar Cengage Learning
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208
- Language English