Psychosocial Aspects of Critically Ill Patient Tapa blanda - 2016

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Offers insights into the mind of a critically ill patient who is battling for life, has become helpless, vulnerable, unstable and totally dependent on a doctor and a nurse, and is longing for companionship, reassurance and words of comfort and healing. The book delves in depth about the plight of critically ill patients who rely on others for everything, particularly their caregivers. The entire health care team must be sensitive to the feelings of the patients, should be able to give them confidence and hope and even build relationship of a father, mother, brother, sister, son or daughter, as the case may be.The concept of aging and other pertinent issues of critical nature are put forth beautifully and how a nurse or a doctor can deal with patients of various age groups and also how they can help them go through the difficult moments in life. This book is bound to prove to be an invaluable resource and a repository of inspiration for all those who are in the caring and healing profession.