McFarlane, Rodger,

The complete bedside companion : no-nonsense advice on caring for the seriously ill / [print] Rodger McFarlane, Philip Bashe. - first Fireside edition. - New York, New York : Simon and Schuster, (c)1999. - 544 pages ; 25 cm.



Caring for the sick -- Hospital and the medical team: who's who and what's what -- Dealing with the doctors -- Everyday angel's cram course in essential nursing skills -- Matters of the heart -- Mustering the troops -- Caregiver as consumer activist -- Care for the caregivers -- Paying the bills -- Preparing for the worst -- chapter 10. -- Journey's end -- Aftermath -- Caring for someone with cancer -- Caring for someone with cardiovascular disease -- Caring for someone with cerebrovascular stroke or traumatic brain injury -- Caring for someone with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Emphysema and chronic bronchitis) -- Caring for someone with diabetes -- Caring for someone with AIDS/HIV -- Caring for someone with liver disease -- Caring for someone with kidney disease -- Caring for someone with a progressive neurological disease.



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Home nursing.
Caregivers.
Critically ill--Home care.
Terminal care.

RT61.B299.C667 1999