The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing

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The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing
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Contents
Preface
Contributors
1. The Nature of Suffering and the Practice of Nursing
2. Spiritual and Religious Perspectives About Suffering
3. Existential Suffering
4. Pain and Suffering
5. Suffering of Infants, Parents, and Families
6. Suffering in Serious Pediatric Illness
7. Suffering of Older People
8. Suffering Related to Mental Health Challenges and Traumatic Events
9. Suffering in Acute and Critical Care
10. Suffering in Chronic Illness
11. Suffering in the Context of Cancer
12. Bearing Witness to Suffering at End of Life
13. Suffering of Caregivers, Loved Ones, and the Community
14. Social Suffering, Biopower, and the Naturalization of Inequality
15. Suffering in the Face of Humanitarian Crises and Emergencies
16. Suffering of Nurses
17. Healing and Wholeness in the Face of Suffering
18. “What Is the Nature of Suffering and What Are the Goals of Nursing?”
Index