Palliative Care Transforming the Care of Serious Illness.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Meier, Diane E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2010.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • 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 FORWARD
  • BACK 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 EFFECTS
  • EUTHANASIA
  • 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' INTRODUCTION
  • CASSELL'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 CONSUMERS
  • APPROACHING 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

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