| Autore |
Meier Diane E
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (650 p.)
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| Disciplina |
616/.029
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| Altri autori (Persone) |
IsaacsStephen L
HughesRobert G., Ph. D.
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| Collana |
Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology
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| Soggetto topico |
Palliative treatment
Palliative Care - trends
Patient Care - ethics
Terminal Care
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
Collected Work
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| ISBN |
1-118-03964-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; REVIEW OF THE PALLIATIVE CARE FIELD - THE DEVELOPMENT, STATUS, AND FUTURE OF ...; CARE OF THE SERIOUSLY ILL: WHY IS IT AN IMPORTANT ISSUE?; EFFORTS TO COPE WITH DEATH AND PROVIDE CARE FOR THE DYING; SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL CONCERNS LEADING TO CHANGE IN THE CARE OF PERSONS ...; RESEARCH ON CARE OF THE SERIOUSLY ILL; PRIVATE SECTOR PHILANTHROPY AS CATALYST OF SOCIAL CHANGE; THE GROWTH OF PALLIATIVE CARE; THE FAMILY CAREGIVER; PAYING FOR PALLIATIVE CARE; EXPLAINING THE RAPID GROWTH OF PALLIATIVE CARE: QUALITY AND COST
THE WAY FORWARDBACK TO BASICS: WHAT ARE THE ENDS OF MEDICINE? WHAT ARE THE ENDS OF A SOCIETY?; CARE OF THE SERIOUSLY ILL: WHY IS IT AN IMPORTANT ISSUE?; Chapter 1 - APPROACHING DEATH: IMPROVING CARE AT THE END OF LIFE; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; SUMMARY; CONTEXT AND TRENDS; CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES; CARING AT THE END OF LIFE: DIMENSIONS AND DEFICIENCIES; RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 2 - DECISIONS NEAR THE END OF LIFE; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; DEFINITIONS; ETHICAL FRAMEWORK; WITHHOLDING AND WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
PROVIDING PALLIATIVE TREATMENTS THAT MAY HAVE FATAL SIDE EFFECTSEUTHANASIA; PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; EFFORTS TO COPE WITH DEATH AND PROVIDE CARE FOR THE DYING; Chapter 3 - HOPE; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; Chapter 4 - THE NATURE OF SUFFERING AND THE GOALS OF MEDICINE; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; "PERSON" IS NOT "MIND"; AN IMPENDING DESTRUCTION OF PERSON; A SIMPLIFIED DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSON; THE NATURE OF SUFFERING; THE AMELIORATION OF SUFFERING; WHEN SUFFERING CONTINUES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 5 - THE NATURE OF SUFFERING AND THE GOALS OF NURSING
EDITORS' INTRODUCTIONCASSELL'S FOUNDATIONAL WORK ON THE NATURE OF SUFFERING; THE NEED FOR A UNIQUE ANALYSIS OF NURSING AND SUFFERING; METHODS USED FOR THIS WORK; THE UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP OF THE PATIENT AND NURSE; THE CONTEXT OF CANCER; SUFFERING IN CANCER SURVIVORSHIP; SUFFERING IN ADVANCED CANCER; THE NATURE OF SUFFERING AND THE GOALS OF NURSING; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - DEATH: "THE DISTINGUISHED THING"; EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; Chapter 7 - ACCESS TO HOSPICE CARE: EXPANDING BOUNDARIES, OVERCOMING BARRIERS; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; CHALLENGES OF END-OF-LIFE SUFFERING
CHARACTERISTICS OF HOSPICE VALUED BY CONSUMERSAPPROACHING JUST ACCESS: RECOMMENDATIONS; SOCIAL, LEGAL, AND ETHICAL ISSUES; Chapter 8 - THE HEALTH CARE PROXY AND THE LIVING WILL; EDITORS' INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL CONTEXT; ADDRESSING THE LIMITATIONS OF THE LIVING WILL; THE MOVE TO DESIGNATE HEALTH CARE PROXIES; IMPLEMENTING LAWS REGARDING HEALTH CARE PROXIES; ADDING TO THE DOCUMENT DESIGNATING A PROXY; LIMITS OF THE CONCEPT OF THE HEALTH CARE PROXY; THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PHYSICIANS; APPENDIX: A MODEL HEALTH CARE PROXY FOR USE IN MASSACHUSETTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 9 - TERRI SCHIAVO
EDITORS' INTRODUCTION
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462419903321 |
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