Cover Page
Preface
Table of
Contents
Purpose Statement and Project Committee Members
Chapter 1, Quality of Life
The Dying Person's Bill of Rights
Hydration vs. Dehydration in the Terminally Ill
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 2, Communication
Elephant in the Room
Listening
Open-ended and Close-ended Questions
So I Can Have Eternal Peace
Euphemisms
Active Listening
Questions Asked by the Dying
Visiting the Dying, What Should I do?
Five Stages of Dying
Confusion or Special Communication of the Dying
Common Themes of the Dying
Active Listening Skills
Communication Role Play
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 3, Caregivers
Caring for Yourself as You Care for Someone Else -
Change,
Loss and Caregiving
Anxiety
Caregiving
Understanding the Problem
When to Get Professional
Help for Yourself
What You Can do to be a
Supportive Caregiver
Possible Obstacles
Carrying Out and
Adjusting Your Plan
Ten Tips for Family Caregivers
Four Caregiver Self Advocacy Messages to Live By
A Caregiver's Bill of Rights
Caregiver Stress Warning Signs
Dealing with the Caregiver Blues
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 4, Share the Care
Table of Contents
Seven Principles of
Caregiving
Share the Care Forms
Rotating Captain's
Schedule
Caring Schedule
Document Location
Checklist
Drugstore Items
List of Relatives/Friends
Home Safety Chart
Individual Data Form
Medical History
List of Medications
Shopping List
Telephone Tree
Vital Statistics
Yellow Pages
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Chapter
5, Advance Care Planning
25 Suggested Topics to Discuss with Your Health Care
Agent
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 6, Spirituality at the End of Life
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter
7, Rituals Around End of Life
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 8, When the Focus of Care Changes
Common Indicators for End-Stage Diseases
Confusion or Special Communications of the Dying
Death and Dying Critical Indicator Checklist
Wheat People Want When They are Dying
Signs of Approaching Death and What to Do to Add
Comfort
How do You Know Death Has Occurred?
Frequently Asked Questions
Flacker Scale
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Chapter
9, Grief and Bereavement
Tasks of the Bereaved
Others are Ill-prepared to Help us Deal with Loss
Grief & Your Family Calendar - Coping with
"Anniversary Dates"
Bereaved Person's Bill of Rights
Characteristics of Normal Grief
Suggestions for Handling Feelings of Guilt
Five Danger Signs in Mourning
Offering Support
Don't Tell Me You Understand
Shattering Eight Myths About Grief
What We Need During Grief
What to Say and What Not to Say...
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 10, The Dying Child
Developmental Understanding of Death
Changes
Essential Elements in the Approach to Pediatric
Palliative Care
Myths and Realities of Childhood Grief
Frequently Asked Questions
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Chapter 11, Children and Grief
Children and Grief
The Baby
The Preschool Child, Ages
3-5
The Grade-school Child,
Ages 6-10
Preadolescent and
Adolescent, Ages 11-18
Summary for All Ages
Children Cope Better When They Know What to Expect
Frequently Asked Questions
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Resources and References
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