| Description |
xxxiv, 281 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Medical students, residents, and the dying patient -- The rise of the bioethics and palliative care movements -- Death, dying, and the law -- End-of-life care in the hospital -- Goal-setting: triggering the process -- Goal-setting: when death is near -- Goal-setting: end-of-life decisions -- Goal-setting: medical developments -- Goal-setting: gathering information -- Goal-setting: formulating goals of care |
| Summary |
Presents a unique, innovative approach to caring for the terminally ill patient. Using case vignettes, the text explains how to develop a set of patient/physician goals for improving quality of life, resolving end of life issues, and generally treating dying patients |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Palliative treatment.
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Terminal care.
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Terminal Care.
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Advance Care Planning.
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Communication.
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Goals.
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Hospices.
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Hospitals.
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Medical Futility.
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Needs Assessment.
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Palliative Care.
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Right to Die.
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Students, Medical -- psychology.
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Truth Disclosure.
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| Author |
Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2004030324 |
| ISBN |
0763732923 (alk. paper) |
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