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Hospice Palliative Home Care and Bereavement Support

Nursing Interventions and Supportive Care

  • Offers a focus on home care, rather than acute or hospital-based care setting
  • Shares unique and innovative nursing interventions for providing support for families during palliative caregiving and bereavement
  • Educates on all ages family care, across the lifespan, all diseases
  • Includes bereaved family caregivers' experiences
  • Broadcasts videos from a research study with bereaved family caregivers

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Home Palliative Care in the United Kingdom and Europe

    • Elaine Stevens, Stuart Milligan
    Pages 45-62
  3. Perspectives on Hospice and Palliative Care in the United States

    • Cindy Tofthagen, Ann Guastella, Jessica Latchman
    Pages 105-119
  4. Finding Balance Through a Writing Intervention

    • Lorraine Holtslander
    Pages 137-142
  5. Keeping Hope Possible

    • Jill M. G. Bally, Meridith Burles
    Pages 143-152
  6. Reclaiming Yourself

    • Shelley Peacock, Melanie Bayly
    Pages 153-160
  7. Living with Hope Program

    • Wendy Duggleby
    Pages 161-167
  8. Dementia

    • Rhoda MacRae, Margaret Brown, Debbie Tolson
    Pages 181-199
  9. Long-Term Care

    • Genevieve Thompson, Shelley Peacock
    Pages 223-236
  10. Pediatric Palliative and Hospice Care in Canada

    • Jill M. G. Bally, Nicole R. Smith, Meridith Burles
    Pages 253-269

About this book

This book provides an unique resource for registered nurses working in hospice palliative care at home and for the community, outside of acute care settings and also incorporates literature related to palliative care in acute health care settings, as part of the overall services and supports required. Very few resources exist which specifically address hospice palliative care in the home setting, despite the fact that most palliative care occurs outside acute care settings and is primarily supported by unpaid family caregivers. An overview of the concerns for individuals and families, as well as specific nursing interventions, from all ages would be an excellent support for nursing students and practicing registered nurses alike.


The book structure begins with a description of the goals and objectives of hospice palliative care and the nursing role in providing excellent supportive care. Chapters include research findings and specifically research completed bythe authors in the areas of pediatric palliative care, palliative care for those with dementia, and the needs of family caregivers in bereavement. Interventions developed by the editors are provided in this book, such as the “Finding Balance Intervention” for bereaved caregivers; the “Reclaiming Yourself” tool for bereaved spouses of partners with dementia; and The Keeping Hope Possible Toolkit for families of children with life threatening and life limiting illnesses.  The development and application of these theory-based interventions are also highlighted. Videos and vignettes written by family caregivers about what was helpful for them, provide a patient-and family-centered approach.


The book will benefit nursing students, educators and practicing registered nurses by providing information, theory, and evidence from research.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Lorraine Holtslander, Shelley Peacock, Jill Bally

About the editors

Lorraine Holtslander, RN, PhD, CHPCN(c) is a Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan. Her clinical practice is in Palliative Home Care while the focus of her research is palliative care, grief and loss, and supporting family caregivers during bereavement.


Shelley Peacock, RN, PhD is an Associate Professor with the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada.  Her clinical and research experience has been with older adults and their family carers; her current focus is within the context of dementia care and the experience of end-of-life care and bereavement.

Jill Bally, RN, PhD is an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan. Her clinical practice and research is focused on the experiences of families of infants, children, and adolescents who are impacted by life limiting and life threatening illness.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hospice Palliative Home Care and Bereavement Support

  • Book Subtitle: Nursing Interventions and Supportive Care

  • Editors: Lorraine Holtslander, Shelley Peacock, Jill Bally

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19535-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19534-2Published: 25 July 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19535-9Published: 17 July 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nursing, Palliative Medicine, Practice and Hospital Management

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access