Palliative Care [[electronic resource] ] : Transforming the Care of Serious Illness

• Autore: Meier Diane E
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (650 p.)
• Disciplina: 616/.029
• Soggetto topico: Palliative treatment; Palliative Care - trends; Patient Care - ethics; Terminal Care
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.; Collected Work
• Altri autori: IsaacsStephen L HughesRobert G., Ph. D.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Palliative Care is the first book to provide a comprehensive understanding of the new field that is transforming the way Americans deal with serious illness. Diane E. Meier, M.D., one of the field's leaders and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation ""genius award"" in 2009, opens the volume with a sweeping overview of the field. In her essay, Dr. Meier examines the roots of palliative care, explores the key legal and ethical issues, discusses the development of palliative care, and presents ideas on policies that can improve access to palliative care. Dr. Meier's essay is followe
• Titolo autorizzato: Palliative Care
• ISBN: 1-118-03964-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462419903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology