Planning for Uncertainty : Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family.

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"A practical guide to documenting your decisions and preferences in case of incapacitating illness. It won't happen to me. I'm too busy to worry about a living will. My family will know what to do. No one wants to plan for incapacitating illness or death. But to spare loved ones from...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doukas, David John
Otros Autores: Reichel, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Temas:
Right to die > United States.
Medical care > Law and legislation > United States.
Power of attorney > United States.
Patients > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Droit à la mort > États-Unis.
Mandat > États-Unis.
LAW > Right to Die.
Medical care > Law and legislation
Patients > Legal status, laws, etc.
Power of attorney
Right to die
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION: WHAT EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW
  • 1 WHAT THE PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT MEANS TO YOU
  • 2 WHEN IS TREATMENT BENEFICIAL AND WHEN IS IT NOT BENEFICIAL?
  • 3 HOW ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AFFECT HEALTH CARE DECISIONS
  • 4 THE VALUE OF VALUES
  • 5 HOW ADVANCE DIRECTIVES WORK
  • 6 THE VALUES HISTORY: DEFINING YOUR HEALTH CARE VALUES
  • 7 YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND HEALTH CARE DECISIONS: CHOOSING A PROXY
  • 8 SIGNING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
  • Appendix
  • Links to Advance Directive Forms by State
  • Other Useful Links
  • My Advance Directives for Future Medical TreatmentThe Values History
  • Advance Directive in Brief Card
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
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  • P
  • Q
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