{"product_id":"9781462400096","title":"A Hospice Guide Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you or a loved one are diagnosed with a terminal illness, you wonder what can be done to make life easier and more meaningful during the remaining time on earth. In \u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book,\u003c\/i\u003e author Dr. Curtis E. Smith shows how the concept of hospice, which emphasizes the important provisions of comfort care through the end-of-life journey, can help terminal patients die a comfortable, peaceful death with dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA resource for families, patients, and health care providers, \u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book\u003c\/i\u003e provides a thorough explanation of the hospice concept. It discusses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• the definition of hospice care and its origins;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• hospice fallacies, myths, and facts;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• alternative care modalities;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• the hospice team and its responsibilities;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• levels of care and treatment;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• pain and pain management;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• hospice residences;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• end of life care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Hospice Guide Book\u003c\/i\u003e presents a plethora of information about hospice, enabling those who could become hospice patients the opportunity to receive the benefit of expert comfort care; pain control management; symptom control; and emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial support as they live with their terminal illness during the end-of-life journey and peacefully transition from this life to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Inspiring Voices","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031049617648,"sku":"9781462400096","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462400096_p0.jpg?v=1763676766","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462400096","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}