1st Edition
Stress and Burnout Among Providers Caring for the Terminally Ill and Their Families
By Lenora F Paradis
Copyright 1988
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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Written primarily by individuals with hands-on hospice experience, this crucial volume identifies sources of stress among hospice workers and provides workers and managers with strategies to cope with those stressors. It is an enlightening examination of diverse theoretical perspectives and a much needed investigation on stress and burnout for hospice providers and caregivers. Readers will find... Read more
Contents
Preface
- A Model of Job Stress and Burnout
- Stress and Burnout in the Social World of Hospice
- Conceptualizing Stress, Coping, and Illness Management in Heart Disease Caregiving
- Team Stress in Palliative/Hospice Care
- Burnout Among Hospice Nurses: An Empirical Assessment
- Causes of Stress and Burnout in Physicians Caring for the Chronically and Terminally Ill
- Turnover in National Hospice Study Sites: A Reflection of Organizational Growth
- Volunteer Stress and Burnout: Issues for Administrators
- Stress Among Hospice Directors: A Growing Concern
- Stress Reduction for Hospice Workers: A Support Group Model
- Hospice Caregiving: Strategies to Avoid Burnout and Maintain Self-Preservation
- Self-Care: Challenges and Rewards for Hospice Professionals
Biography
Paradis, Lenora F
