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When Someone Dies: A Practical Guide to Holistic Care at the End of Life

Butterworth-Heinemann, 225 Wildwood Ave., Woburn, MA 01801-2041. 182p., bibliog., index. (Nursing Healthcare). ISBN 0-7506-4094-4. $39.99.
Hannah Cooke. 2000.

Death is a difficult part of life that everyone must face. Information on dealing with dying and bereavement is important for all health care personnel. Based on work over the years, Cooke has written a very useful text dealing with these issues. In the section on Caring for Dying Patients and their Families, the issues of communication with the dying patient and family are outlined as well as choices for dying people, patient comfort and control of symptoms, and wills and end of life decisions. This is followed with two chapters covering the care of the patient after death and organ donation and donation of bodies. Two well-written chapters cover supporting the bereaved and practical matters following death. Finally, a very useful section covers the religious needs of the dying with excellent information on religious traditions and health care. This is an excellent book that would be a key reference source for any public as well as academic library. Highly recommended.

Keywords: Death; Holistic CareKWDdeath;holisticcare
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