Integrating a Palliative Approach: Essentials for Personal Support Workers; Second Edition

Integrating a Palliative Approach (Second Edition)

by Katherine Murray (Author), Ann-Marie Gilbert (Editor), Joanne Thomson (Illustrator)

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Essential, compassionate, and practical. This second edition equips frontline caregivers to meet the changing needs of people living with life-limiting illness—and to support their families—while participating fully as a vital member of the health care team.

What you’ll learn

Integrate a palliative approach and support the person and family through decline, including the last days and hours.

Provide culturally safe care that is free of systemic bias and racism.

Deliver psychosocial support for both the person and their family.

Build sustainable self-care practices to nourish and protect your own well-being.

Warmth, clarity, relevant case studies, and up-to-date evidence are woven throughout—making this an indispensable resource for personal support workers (PSWs), health care assistants, nursing students, and all frontline caregivers.

Who it’s for

Personal Support Workers / Health Care Assistants

Practical nursing and RN students

Community, long-term care, hospice, and acute care teams

Why it stands out

Clear, compassionate guidance

Culturally safe practice

Real-world case studies

Strong focus on caregiver well-being

Praise for the book

“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.” — David Kenneth Wright, PhD, RN, CHPCN(C), Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa

“You will feel safe to explore your biases and understand Indigenous ways of knowing and being as recommended in the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.” — Sheila Blackstock, RN, BScN, MScN, COHN, PhD (c), Gitxsan First Nation, Associate Teaching Professor, Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing

“An essential resource for personal support workers… a unique text providing comprehensive information regarding physical and psychosocial needs.” — Betty Ferrell, PhD, FAAN, FPCN, Professor and Director, Nursing Research, City of Hope; Principal Investigator, ELNEC

“The section on self-care contains concrete information on its importance and ideas for developing a plan for self-care.” — Zola Goebel, Director, Sprott Shaw College, Lead Curriculum for Health Care Assistant program

“The resource for PSW education, for workplace education, and independent study.” — Pippa Hawley, B.Med, FRCPC (PM), Head, UBC Division of Palliative Care; BC Cancer Pain & Symptom Management / Palliative Care Program Medical Leader

“Integrates up-to-date frameworks for person-centred care into a digestible, visually engaging package.” — Doris Barwich, MD, CCFP (PC), Medical Director, British Columbia Centre for Palliative Care

“A ‘must-have’ for frontline caregivers seeking excellent care for others while nourishing their own practice.” — Andrea Leatherdale, RN, BScN, GDPI, PMEd, Professor, Practical Nursing, Centennial College

“A beautiful balance of practical, approachable, and inspirational—touchstones that distill new competency frameworks into easily digestible snippets.” — Nadine Valk, BA, MPA, Executive Director / Directrice générale, Champlain Hospice Palliative Care Program

ISBN: 9781926923161