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Download or read book Care of the Imminently Dying written by Judith Paice and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-02 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Care of the Imminently Dying provides an overview of symptom management when a patient is reaching the end of their life. This volume covers delirium and the advantages of early diagnosis, determining the presence of dyspnea, death rattle, or cough, urgent syndromes that may appear the end of life, palliative sedation, and the withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies. The content of the concise clinically focused volumes in the HPNA Palliative Nursing Manuals series provides a quick-reference in daily practice and is an ideal resource for nurses preparing for certification exams.