Best Hospice Care Books
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1. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Author: by Atul Gawande
Picador
English
304 pages
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, The New York Times Book Review, NPR, and Chicago Tribune, now in paperback with a new reading group guideMedicine has triumphed in modern times, transforming the dangers of childbirth, injury, and disease from harrowing to manageable.
But when it comes to the inescapable realities of aging and death, what medicine can do often runs counter to what it should. Through eye-opening research and gripping stories of his own patients and family, Gawande reveals the suffering this dynamic has produced.
Nursing homes, devoted above all to safety, battle with residents over the food they are allowed to eat and the choices they are allowed to make. Doctors, uncomfortable discussing patients’ anxieties about death, fall back on false hopes and treatments that are actually shortening lives instead of improving them.
In his bestselling books, Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Here he examines its ultimate limitations and failuresin his own practices as well as others’as life draws to a close. Riveting, honest, and humane, Being Mortal shows how the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good lifeall the way to the very end.
2. EVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 2: DEATH, GRIEF, & HOPE
Author: by Douglas Kaine McKelvey
English
192 pages
1951872053
EVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 2: DEATH, GRIEF, & HOPE, is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving-liturgies such as “A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes” or “A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse” or “A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy” or “A Liturgy for the Weighing of Last-Stage Medical Options.” These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even when, especially when, suffering and pain threaten to overwhelm us.
Over 100 liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving-beautiful leather-bound hardcover-over 20 illustrations by Ned Bustard-silk bookmark-gilded edges
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine Handbook: A Clinical Guide
Author: by Susan Bodtke MD
English
320 pages
1523465883
This comprehensive pocket-size handbook is the essential reference for clinicians and others serving patients with advanced or life-limiting illness. It offers up-to-date, relevant, and highly practical guidance to expertly meet the challenges of serving these patients and their families. This user-friendly manual emphasizes the importance of honoring patients’ wishes throughout their medical journey while meeting their whole-person, often complex needsfrom symptom management to attending to spiritual and emotional sufferingand always acknowledges the context of patients’ lives, including the needs of loved ones supporting them.
The layout makes finding information quick and easy, with alphabetically organized chapter headings and a detailed index. Organ-system-based chapters offer disease-specific, goals-of-care discussion guidance and reviews of etiology, signs and symptoms, assessment, and managementincluding standard treatment as well as palliative options.
Other chapters cover communication with patients and families, consultation with colleagues, and code status discussions, along with valuable subjects such as withdrawing life support, ethics, spirituality, physician-assisted death, and palliative options of last resort. Readers will find practical management strategies for symptoms such as pain, nausea, dyspnea, and delirium.
4. The Inevitable: Dispatches on the Right to Die
Author: by Katie Engelhart
English
352 pages
1250201462
A remarkably nuanced, empathetic, and well-crafted work of journalism, [The Inevitable] explores what might be called the right-to-die underground, a world of people who wonder why a medical system that can do so much to try to extend their lives can do so little to help them end those lives in a peaceful and painless way.
Brooke Jarvis, The New YorkerMore states and countries are passing right-to-die laws that allow the sick and suffering to end their lives at pre-planned moments, with the help of physicians. But even where these laws exist, they leave many people behind.
The Inevitable moves beyond margins of the law to the people who are meticulously planning their final hoursfar from medical offices, legislative chambers, hospital ethics committees, and polite conversation. It also shines a light on the people who help them: loved ones and, sometimes, clandestine groups on the Internet that together form the euthanasia underground.
Katie Engelhart, a veteran journalist, focuses on six people representing different aspects of the right to die debate. Two are doctors: a California physician who runs a boutique assisted death clinic and has written more lethal prescriptions than anyone else in the U.S.
5. CHPN Study Guide: Comprehensive Review with Practice Test Questions for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Exam
Author: by Elissa Simon
English
216 pages
1637980086
Updated for 2021, Trivium Test Prep’s unofficial, NEW CHPN Study Guide: Comprehensive Review with Practice Test Questions for the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse Exam isn’t your typical exam prep! Because we know your time is limited, we’ve created a product that goes beyond what most study guides offer.
With CHPN Study Guide, you’ll benefit from a quick but total review of everything tested on the exam with current, real examples, graphics, and information. These easy to use materials give you that extra edge you need to pass the first time.
HPCC was not involved in the creation or production of this product, is not in any way affiliated with Trivium Test Prep, and does not sponsor or endorse this product. Trivium Test Prep’s CHPN Study Guide offers:A full review of what you need to know for the CHPN examPractice questions for you to practice and improveTest tips to help you score higher Trivium Test Prep’s CHPN Study Guide covers:Patient CarePain ManagementSymptom ManagementCare of the Patient and FamilyEducation and AdvocacyInterdisciplinary and Collaborative PracticeProfessional Issues and includes a FULL practice test!
6. Deep Medicine: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Healthcare Human Again
Author: by Eric Topol MD
Basic Books
English
400 pages
One of America’s top doctors reveals how AI will empower physicians and revolutionize patient care Medicine has become inhuman, to disastrous effect. The doctor-patient relationship-the heart of medicine-is broken: doctors are too distracted and overwhelmed to truly connect with their patients, and medical errors and misdiagnoses abound.
In Deep Medicine, leading physician Eric Topol reveals how artificial intelligence can help. AI has the potential to transform everything doctors do, from notetaking and medical scans to diagnosis and treatment, greatly cutting down the cost of medicine and reducing human mortality.
By freeing physicians from the tasks that interfere with human connection, AI will create space for the real healing that takes place between a doctor who can listen and a patient who needs to be heard. Innovative, provocative, and hopeful, Deep Medicine shows us how the awesome power of AI can make medicine better, for all the humans involved.
Illustrations note: 46 Halftones, black & white 11 Tables, black & white
7. Toolkit for Caregivers: Tips, Skills, and Wisdom to Maximize Your Time Together
Author: by Deidre Edwards
English
204 pages
1089732902
Concerned about being up to the task of caring for a loved one at home?Help has arrived! If you are one of the millions of people who have become a caregiver to a loved one, these two books, offered together in one book for a limited time, will guide you through that maze of caregiving concerns that threatens to overwhelm and consume you.
Toolkit for Caregivers will very quickly become your go-to guide for:How to set up a caregiving environmentSkills in patient care that are clearly explained for family members to understandTips/tricks/hacks to make your loved one/patient more comfortable in a home hospital bed and you a more confident caregiverResources for getting supplemental helpAdvice on personal coping concerns and techniques for the caregiverUnderstanding Home Health and Hospice CareMaximizing moments together with your loved one/patient so caregiving does not take overLove Lives Here Toolkit for Caregiver Survival will guide you through the following steps:What ALL people, regardless of age, can do to make family life transitions go smoother through a process of focused, loving considerations and having The Conversation talking points includedWhat you may expect and how you can prepare yourself in advance for walking through the emotional concerns of death and dying.
8. Awake At The Bedside: Contemplative Teachings On Palliative And End-Of-Life Care
Author: by Koshin Paley Ellison
Wisdom Publications
English
376 pages
This book isn’t about dying. It’s about life and what life has to teach us. It’s about caring and what giving care really means. In Awake at the Bedside, pioneers of palliative and end-of-life care as well as doctors, chaplains, caregivers and even poets offer wisdom that will challenge, uplift, comfortand change the way we think about death.
Equal parts instruction manual and spiritual testimony, it includes specific instructions and personal accounts to inspire, counsel, and teach. An indispensable resource for anyone involved in hospice work or caregiving of any kind. Contributors include Anyen Rinpoche, Coleman Barks, Craig D.
Blinderman, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Joshua Bright, Ira Byock, Robert Chodo Campbell, Rafael Campo, Ajahn Chah, Ram Dass, Kirsten DeLeo, Issan Dorsey, Mark Doty, Norman Fischer, Nick Flynn, Gil Fronsdal, Joseph Goldstein, Shodo Harada Roshi, Tony Hoagland, Marie Howe, Fernando Kawai, Michael Kearney, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Stanley Kunitz, Stephen and Ondrea Levine, Judy Lief, Betsy MacGregor, Diane E.Meier, W.S.
9. Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine
Author: by Nathan E Goldstein MD
Saunders
English
528 pages
Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine is the only book that uses a practical, question-and-answer approach to address evidence-based decision making in palliative medicine.Dr. Nathan E. Goldstein and Dr. R. Sean Morrison equip you to evaluate the available evidence alongside of current practice guidelines, so you can provide optimal care for patients and families who are dealing with serious illness.
Confidently navigate clinical challenges with chapters that explore interventions, assessment techniques, treatment modalities, recommendations / guidelines, and available resources – all with a focus on patient and family-centered care. Build a context for best practices from high-quality evidence gathered by multiple leading authorities.
Make informed decisions efficiently with treatment algorithms included throughout the book. Access the complete, fully searchable contents o
10. Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life
Author: by Ira Byock MD
Riverhead Books
English
320 pages
From Ira Byock, prominent palliative care physician and expert in end of life decisions, a lesson in Dying Well. Nobody should have to die in pain. Nobody should have to die alone. This is Ira Byock’s dream, and he is dedicating his life to making it come true.
Dying Well brings us to the homes and bedsides of families with whom Dr. Byock has worked, telling stories of love and reconciliation in the face of tragedy, pain, medical drama, and conflict. Through the true stories of patients, he shows us that a lot of important emotional work can be accomplished in the final months, weeks, and even days of life.
It is a companion for families, showing them how to deal with doctors, how to talk to loved onesand how to make the end of life as meaningful and enriching as the beginning. Ira Byock is also the author of The Best Care Possible: A Physician’s Quest to Transform Care Through the End of Life.
11. Chasing Life: The Remarkable True Story of Love, Joy and Achievement Against All Odds
Author: by Robert Pardi
English
254 pages
1988925789
They were an attractive, enviable New York couple Robert climbing the ranks in Investment Banking and Desiree excelling in the MD/Ph.D. Program at Mount Sinai New York. Yet, shortly after Robert was recruited by one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, their world was shaken to its very core.
Desiree, having just turned 31, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. This is a story of the evolution of one person and the awakening of another. Chasing Life is a story of love, joy, resilience, and extraordinary achievements against all odds.
It’s about a couple uniting to rise above complacency and adversity to live a joyful life congruent with beliefs, passions, and values. It highlights the need to live life in the present moment. It’s about learning to savor life while we are alive.
Excerpted from the foreword by Suzanne Rose, MD, MSEd, Senior Vice Dean for Medical Education, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of PennsylvaniaYou are about to read a love story, a story of triumph, a story of drive, passion, compassion and about a courageous fight in the face of adversity.
12. Palliative Care Consultant: Guidelines for Effective Management of Symptoms
Author: by Bridget McCrate Protus
HospiScript Services
English
354 pages
The Palliative Care Consultant (PCC) provides practical recommendations for palliative symptom management in adult patients. The aim of this guide is to equip all practitioners who care for patients with life-limiting conditions, whether they have hospice-specific training, or only occasionally see a patient in hospice or palliative care.
~For hospice and palliative care clinicians, this book may be used as a resource for support of current practice and a quick reference guide. ~For educators and novice practitioners, this book may be used as a training guide to address the basics of hospice and palliative care and assist learners in developing a comprehensive plan for symptom management.
13. That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour
Author: by Sunita Puri
Penguin Books
English
320 pages
A profound exploration of what it means for all of us to liveand to diewith dignity and purpose. People Visceral and lyrical. The AtlanticAs the American born daughter of immigrants, Dr. Sunita Puri knew from a young age that the gulf between her parents’ experiences and her own was impossible to bridge, save for two elements: medicine and spirituality.
Between days spent waiting for her mother, an anesthesiologist, to exit the OR, and evenings spent in conversation with her parents about their faith, Puri witnessed the tension between medicine’s impulse to preserve life at all costs and a spiritual embrace of life’s temporality.
And it was that tension that eventually drew Puri, a passionate but unsatisfied medical student, to palliative medicine-a new specialty attempting to translate the border between medical intervention and quality-of-life care. Interweaving evocative stories of Puri’s family and the patients she cares for, That Good Night is a stunning meditation on impermanence and the role of medicine in helping us to live and die well, arming readers with information that will transform how we communicate with our doctors about what matters most to us.
14. Making Rounds with Oscar (The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat)
Author: by David Dosa
Hyperion – Acquired Assets
English
256 pages
A remarkable cat.A special gift. A life-changing journey. They thought he was just a cat. When Oscar arrived at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island he was a cute little guy with attitude. He loved to stretch out in a puddle of sunlight and chase his tail until he was dizzy.
Occasionally he consented to a scratch behind the ears, but only when it suited him. In other words, he was a typical cat.Or so it seemed. It wasn’t long before Oscar had created something of a stir. Apparently, this ordinary cat possesses an extraordinary gift: he knows instinctively when the end of life is near.
Oscar is a welcome distraction for the residents of Steere House, many of whom are living with Alzheimer’s. But he never spends much time with them – until they are in their last hours. Then, as if this were his job, Oscar strides purposely into a patient’s room, curls up on the bed, and begins his vigil.
Oscar provides comfort and companionship when people need him most. And his presence lets caregivers and loved ones know that it’s time to say good-bye. Oscar’s gift is a tender mercy. He teaches by example: embracing moments of life that so many of us shy away from.
15. Midwife for Souls: Spiritual Care for the Dying
Author: by Kathy Kalina
Pauline Books & Media
English
160 pages
The first edition of this text was so beloved that it sold over 30,000 copies now it s your turn to discover why! Kathy Kalina, describes the physical as well as spiritual signs of the dying process in Midwife for Souls.
She offers years of qualified experience and spiritual wisdom that will inform and comfort caregivers and loved ones. Caregivers, friends, and family members often feel unsure of what to say or do as they care for the terminally ill. This book provides insight, showing how the support of one s Catholic faith and the power of prayer can be a guide in ministering to a dying person.
This book is essential reading for anyone who accompanies others to the edge of life and helps in their birthing to eternal life.
16. Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Feeding Tubes, Palliative Care, Comfort Measures, and the Patient with a Serious Illness, 6th Ed.
Author: by Hank Dunn
English
88 pages
099726120X
Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Feeding Tubes, Palliative Care, Comfort Measures, and the Patient with a Serious Illness, Sixth Edition, is a guide for helping patients and families with end-of-life decisions. BOOK TOPICS INCLUDE- – Considering the goals of medical care before making healthcare decisions – Treatments such as CPR, feeding tubes, dialysis, pacemakers, implanted defibrillators, hospitalization, palliative care, and hospice care as they apply to patients with a serious illness – The emotional and spiritual concerns at the end of life for people of any or no faith tradition; the journey at the final stages of life is framed as a journey of letting go and letting be Dr. Ira Byock, founder and chief medical officer of the Providence Institute for Human Caring and author of Dying Well, endorses the book as ‘clear and concise, yet sensitive to the emotional turmoil of potential readers.
Over the years, Hard Choices for Loving People is the book I have recommended most often to families confronting the complexities of medical treatments for loved ones with serious illnesses.’ Since the book was first published in 1990, more than 3.
