Hospice Care

Palliative care in the acute hospital setting: A practical guide

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What the Book Emphasizes

  • Oncology coverage keeps the book close to cancer diagnosis, treatment, or disease management.
  • Nursing coverage centers the reading around care planning, judgment, and patient-facing decisions.

Editorial Summary

This title belongs near oncology, nursing, and evidence-based practice. Readers are likely looking for specific coverage rather than a broad overview, so the strongest appeal is the match between topic, level, and use case.

Where It Helps

This is built for repeat use. Readers can move through weak areas, return to questions, and use rationales or blueprint structure to guide the next study pass.

Who It Suits

Best fit: students, residents, nurses, and clinicians preparing for board or certification exams. It may also work for institutional collections where medical books are bought for repeated consultation rather than one-time reading.

Depth and Format

The tone is best approached as professional reference material. It should reward readers who need precise terminology and a clear route back to the subject later.

Book Details

Author Sara Booth, Polly Edmonds, Margaret Kendall
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication Date December 20, 2009
Language English
Print Length 192 pages
ISBN-10 0199238928
ISBN-13 978-0199238927
Format Paperback
Dimensions 6.14 x 0.42 x 9.21 inches
Item Weight 10.4 ounces