Course Texts
Open Educational Resources
- Nursing Care at the End of Life: What Every Clinician Should Know Open textbook from SUNY. The purpose of this textbook is to provide an indepth look at death and dying in this country, including the vital role of the nurse in assisting patients and families along the journey towards the end of life.
Selected eBooks
Challenges in Long-Term Geriatric and Palliative Care: Topics, Pictures, Case Histories by ISBN: 9781536184389Publication Date: 2020-08-26Unlimited User Access
Death, Dying, and Bereavement by ISBN: 9780826171429Publication Date: 2014-11-20Unlimited User Access
Helping Children and Adolescents Think about Death, Dying and Bereavement by ISBN: 9781784502553Publication Date: 2016-07-01Unlimited User Access
Palliative Care: Perspectives, Practices and Impact on Quality of Life by ISBN: 9781536120844Publication Date: 2017-01-01Unlimited User Access
Palliative Care in Nursing and Healthcare by ISBN: 9781446295687Publication Date: 2016-01-05Unlimited User Access
Search the Library Catalog
- Library CatalogSearch the PennWest Libraries' online catalog to find physical items and eBooks.
Reference Resources
- Diseases and Disorders: A Nursing Therapeutics Manual Everything you need to know about caring for patients in one portable "must have" handbook! Clear, but comprehensive discussions of pathophysiology, with rationales in the medications and laboratory sections, explain the scientific basis for the nursing care.
- Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice, and Research Explore family nursing the way it's practiced today--with a theory-guided, evidence-based approach to care throughout the family life cycle that responds to the needs of families and adapts to the changing dynamics of the health care system. From health promotion to end of life, a streamlined organization delivers the clinical guidance you need to care for families.
