PSW Textbook & Workbook Package | Online
PSW’s Textbook and Workbook – Online Edition
Equip yourself with the skills to provide compassionate, person-centered care for those with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Learn practical strategies through real-life caregiving stories and scenarios to enhance your confidence and competence. Included in this package:
- Online Textbook
- Online Workbook
- Podcasts
- Videos
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PSW Textbook | Online
$69.00PSW Textbook & Workbook | Print
$149.00
Published
July 1, 2020
Length
252 + 82
Language
English
Format
Online
Publisher
Life and Death Matters
The PSWs Essentials Online Package, Second Edition provides students with the resources they need to meet competencies and to confidently and competently provide care for a dying person and their family. all the Life and Death Matters resources in a convenient online format. Students have 24/7 access, and can learn at their pace, on their schedule, using the:
- Online text, Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers, Second Edition ISBN 978-1-926923-16-1
- Online workbook, Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers, Second edition ISBN 978-1-926923-17-8
- Podcasts — Strengthen communication skills, learn best practice skills with podcasts. Featuring succinct, and engaging role-plays, and informative talks on key palliative care topics.
- Videos — Visually engaging videos help establish foundational knowledge of palliative care skills, principles, and practices. This on-demand education provides the ABCs of HPC! Convenient 24/7 access to videos will build the capacity to provide compassionate hospice and palliative care.
Learners will gain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to feel confident and competent when providing palliative and end-of-life care.
Includes:
1 year membership access to:
- Online Textbook
- Online Podcasts
- Online Videos
7 reviews for PSW Textbook & Workbook Package | Online
PSW Textbook
- Chapter 1: Understanding Dying and a Palliative Approach
- People are Mortal, and 100% of us die
- Changes in the way People Die
- Hospice and Palliative Care Begins
- What is Palliative Care
- A Palliative Approach to Care
- Every HCP is Responsible for Care of the Dying Person
- Chapter 2: Preparing to Care
- Dying is a Journey – Supporting the Person on Their Journey
- Preparing for the Journey by Sorting Your Baggage
- Supporting an Appropriate Death
- Collaborating with the Team to Build a Safe Environment for Health Care
- Developing Best Practices in Palliative Care
- Preparing to Care by Building a Professional and Ethical Practice
- Chapter 3: Using Standardized Tools
- Gathering Information
- Tools for Gathering Information
- Communicating with the Team
- IDEA: Ethical Decision-Making Framework
- Chapter 4: Supporting Physical Comfort
- Part 1: Principles and Practices
- Principles for Supporting Physical Comfort
- Principles for Using Medications to Support Physical Comfort
- Medications for Pain Relief
- Principles for Using Opioids to Manage Pain
- Fears and Misunderstandings Using Opioids
- Common Side Effects of Opioids
- Supporting Physical Comfort with Traditional Healing and Medicines
- Supporting Physical Comfort with Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Basket of Comfort Measures
- Part 2: Common Symptoms
- Anorexia and Cachexia
- Changes in Bowel and Bladder Function
- Dehydration
- Delirium
- Depression
- Difficult Breathing
- Fatigue
- Mouth Discomfort
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Pain
- Part 1: Principles and Practices
- Chapter 5: Providing Psychosocial Care
- The Holistic Nature of Psychosocial Care
- Transitions with Life-Limiting Illnesses
- Transitions for People Dying with Dementia
- Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of the Dying Person and Family
- Supporting the Dying Person’s Wishes Through to Death
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
- Supporting People Experiencing Loss and Grief
- Supporting Children Whose Loved One is Dying
- Chapter 6: Caring in the Last Days and Hours
- Preparing to Care
- Physical Changes and Psychosocial Implications
- When Death Occurs
- Chapter 7: Caring for You
- The Need for Self-Care
- Self-Care – Buffering the Effects of Caregiving
- Self-Care Practices for Caregivers
PSW Workbook
- Chapter 1: Understanding Dying and a Palliative Approach
- Chapter 2: Preparing to Care
- Chapter 3: Using Standardized Tools
- Chapter 4: Supporting Physical Comfort
- Chapter 5: Providing Psychosocial Care
- Chapter 6: Caring in the Last Days and Hours
- Chapter 7: Caring for you!
Online Access Features
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- Enjoy full access for one years
- Use it on up to 3 devices so you can learn anywhere
- Highlight, mark up and use colour pens to make the content your own
- Add quick notes and save your favourite pages for fast reference
- Fill in and complete digital worksheets right inside the platform
- Get instant access the moment you buy
Online Access Guidelines
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- Access is active for one full year
- Available on any 3 devices or browsers you choose
- Content is protected and cannot be printed, downloaded or screenshotted
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Dr. David Kenneth Wright, PhD, RN, CHPCN(C), Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa –
Stunning artwork, accessible text, relevant case studies, and up-to-date evidence are woven together to stimulate learning and reflection about palliative care philosophy and practice.
Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN Professor and Director, Nursing Research, City of Hope Medical Center Principal Investigator, the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project –
The second edition of Integrating a Palliative Approach is, in fact, an essential resource for personal support workers. The book continues to be a unique resource providing comprehensive information regarding physical and psychosocial needs.
Zola Goebel, Director, Sprott Shaw College, Lead Curriculum for Health Care Assistant curriculum –
The section on self-care, an area that students feel they do not need to study, contains concrete information on its importance and ideas for developing a plan for self-care.
Pippa Hawley, B.Med, FRCPC (PM) Head, UBC Division of Palliative Care, and BC Cancer Pain and Symptom Management / Palliative Care Program Medical Leader –
This text is the resource for PSW education, for work- place education and independent study.
Doris Barwich MD, CCFP (PC), Medical Director, British Columbia Centre for Palliative Care –
Kath and her team have done a wonderful job of integrating the most up-to-date frameworks for person-centred care and packaged nuggets of wisdom and experience in a digestible, accessible and visually attractive package.
Andrea Leatherdale, RN, BScN, GDPI, PMEd, Professor, Practical Nursing, Centennial College –
This resource directly acknowledges the valuable role of the PSW as a knowledgeable and integral member of the inter-professional team, it is a ‘must-have’ resource for all front-line caregivers seeking ways to provide excellent care for others, while nourishing their practice for personal fulfilment.
Nadine Valk, BA, MPA, Executive Director / Directrice générale. Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program –
[This] edition is a beautiful balance of practical, approachable, and inspirational. The touchstones take various new competency frameworks, breaks them into easily digestible snippets and ties everything together as part of a bigger whole.