Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death /

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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, chroniclin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Rogne, Leah (Editor ), McCune, Susana Lauraine (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, LLC, [2014]
Temas:
Communication in medicine.
Life care planning.
Terminal care.
Medical personnel and patient.
Chronically ill > Family relationships.
Communication.
Advance Care Planning
Communication
Terminal Care
Professional-Patient Relations
Communication en médecine.
Soins de longue durée > Planification.
Soins en phase terminale.
Relations personnel médical-patient.
Testament biologique.
MEDICAL > Terminal Care.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 383 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826110220
0826110223
9781306083768
1306083761

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