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Advance care planning [[electronic resource] ] : communicating about matters of life and death / / Leah Rogne, Susana Lauraine McCune, editors



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Titolo: Advance care planning [[electronic resource] ] : communicating about matters of life and death / / Leah Rogne, Susana Lauraine McCune, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : Springer Pub. Co., LLC, 2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (401 p.)
Disciplina: 362.17/5
Soggetto topico: Communication in medicine
Life care planning
Terminal care
Medical personnel and patient
Chronically ill - Family relationships
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: RogneLeah  
McCuneSusana Lauraine  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: pt. I. Advance care planning : promise and challenge -- pt. II. Best practices for communicating about end-of-life care -- pt. III. Implementing advance care planning : model programs -- pt. IV. Systems level change : charting a new path for dying, death, and end-of-life care -- pt. V. Resources.
Sommario/riassunto: While advance directives hold a great deal of promise for ensuring self-determination and quality of life near its end, the majority of Americans face life-threatening illness without having completed effective advance care planning.. This volume recounts the history of advance directives, chronicling the evolution of an approach that initially focused on completing forms, to one that now emphasizes more comprehensive strategies for facilitating conversations about end-of-life care and planning for dying and death. It provides helpful strategies for initiating and guiding discussions among pro
Titolo autorizzato: Advance care planning  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8261-1022-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463100403321
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