Seeking the definitive guide to palliative care nursing? This free 6th edition PDF delivers evidence-based protocols, symptom management strategies, and compassionate care frameworks for nurses supporting patients with life-limiting illnesses.
| detail | information |
| title | Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing |
| author | Betty R. Ferrell, Nessa Coyle, Judith A. Paice |
| edition | latest |
| file size | 42.4 MB |
| pages | 1,249 |
| subject | Palliative Care, Nursing, End-of-Life Support |
| download/read online | ✅ Available |
| storage | Google Drive |
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Best Alternate Sources for Palliative Care
- palliative care secrets – Q&A format for clinical decision-making
- nurse’s drug handbook – pain management and symptom control medications
- textbook of hospice and palliative medicine – interdisciplinary care approaches
- adjuvant analgesics – specialized pain relief protocols
- Davidson’s essentials of medicine – pathophysiology of terminal illnesses
Why this Book is Valuable
This 2023-updated edition incorporates WHO palliative care guidelines with 57 new chapters on emerging challenges like telehealth-delivered end-of-life support and cannabis therapeutics. The text uniquely bridges psychosocial-spiritual care with clinical management, including pediatric communication frameworks and culturally-sensitive bereavement strategies validated across 12 countries.
Nursing teams will particularly benefit from the medication titration protocols for opioid-induced neurotoxicity and the crisis communication algorithms for difficult decisions like ventilator withdrawal – scenarios reducing family distress by 40% in ICU trials (JAMA Internal Medicine).
who should download this?
Oncology nurses, hospice care teams, and ICU clinicians will find this essential for complex symptom management. Nursing students preparing for palliative certification can leverage its case-based learning modules, while social workers and chaplains will value the interdisciplinary collaboration frameworks. Medical residents rotating in end-of-life care equally benefit from its practical ethical decision trees.