Table of Contents

Section I Looking at the Whole person in Palliative Care; Ch 1 Spirituality and Culture as Domains of Quality Palliative Care; Ch 2 Sexual Health and Intimacy; Section II Social and Professional Issues in Palliative Care; Ch 3 Death and Society; Ch 4 Community-Based Palliative Care; Ch 5 Palliation and End of Life Care Across Health Settings; Ch 6 The Nurse's Role as Member of the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Team; Ch 7 Professional Organizations and Certifications in Hospice and Palliative Care; Ch 8 Ethical Aspects of Palliative Care; Ch 9 Legal Aspects of End-of-Life Care; Ch 10 Advance Care Planning.

About the Author

Marianne Matzo, PhD, APRN-CNP, AOCNP, ACHPN, FPCN, FAAN, is the director of research for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an oncology nurse practitioner at the VA Medical Center and is a clinical professor at the Department of Family Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.

Deborah Witt Sherman, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FAAN, is a professor with tenure at Florida International University and has a strong career in education, research, clinical practice, leadership, and administration.