End of Life Care
“The majority of deaths in the United Kingdom occur after a period of chronic illness. During this time people often require ongoing care which may include end of life care. It helps them to live as well as possible until they die. It also includes support for their family or carers. A person is ‘approaching the end of life’ when they are likely to die within the next 12 months.” (RCN, 2015, Getting it right every time). Use this guide to find information resources about end of life care including books, journal articles and reports.
Key Resources
Royal College of Nursing (2016) When someone asks for your assistance to die: RCN guidance on responding to a request to hasten death.
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Royal College of Nursing (2015) Getting it right every time: fundamentals of nursing care at the end of life. London: RCN.
Review of Choice in End of Life Care Programme Board (2015) What’s important to me. A review of choice in end of life care. London: DH.
Department of Health (2017) The route to success in end of life care in acute hospitals your guide. London: DH.
Books
Acquaviva K D (2017) LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice. La Verne: Perseus Book LLC (Ingram).
Allen R S, Carpenter B D and Eichorst M K (2018) Perspectives on palliative and end-of-life care: disease, social and cultural context. Abingdon: Routledge.
Bardy S (2016) Choosing end of life nursing. Adelaide: ATF Press.
Blackmore T and Parker G (2020) Community palliative care and COVID-19: a handbook for clinicians who care for palliative patients with COVID-19 in community settings. Class Professional Publishing: Bridgwater.
Cooper D B and Cooper J (2018) Palliative Care within Mental Health: Ethical Practice, Taylor and Francis.
Costello J (2019) Adult palliative care for nursing, health and social care. London: Sage Publications.
Lombard J (2018) Law, palliative care and dying: legal and ethical challenges. Abingdon: Routledge.
Mannix K (2017) With the end in mind: dying, death and wisdom in an age of denial. London: William Collins.
Matzo M L & Sherman D W (2018) Palliative care nursing: quality care to the end of life. New York: Springer.
Nicol J (2017) Palliative and end of life care in nursing, London: Sage.
Rose I and Ryan K (2016) Doorways into dying: innovative teachings for end of life. London: Austin Macauley.
Shapiro S P (2019) Speaking for the dying: life-and-death decisions in intensive care. Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
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Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for end of life care. Use these links to see details of availability.
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Social Care Institute for Excellence (2014) and palliative care: Thinking about the words we use, Great Britain: Social Care TV (video).
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