| Description |
1 online resource (x, 325 pages) |
| Contents |
Story matters : patient as person / Karen Pugliese -- Keith's story : "It was an easy choice. I'm not ready to die" - Keith, a 59-year-old living with Stage IV bladder cancer / Paul Galchutt -- Glen's story : "Glen's mission" - a 72-year-old man, living until his sense of purpose was fulfilled / Jim Hogg -- Bob's story : "I don't want to put them through anything more. They've already done enough for me" - Bob, a middle-aged husband and father as he faces treatment decisions for his second life-threatening cancer / M. Jeanne Wirpsa -- Critical response to story matters : patient as person case studies : a chaplain's perspective / Anne Windholz -- Critical response to story matters : patient as person case studies : a palliative care physician's response / Nora Segar -- Emotions and family dynamics that impact medical decision-making / Karen Pugliese, M. Jeanne Wirpsa -- Rita's story : "Aren't we supposed to honor our mother and father?" : Ray, grandson of the family matriarch, Rita / Keith W. Goheen -- Mark's story : "Take this trach out -- I don't want to live this way" - Mark, a middle-aged man with acute respiratory disease / Melanie Swofford -- Aaron's story : "I don't want to give up on him, but I don't want to hurt him either" - Aaron's family as they struggle to do right by this 45-year-old who suffered a sudden life threatening injury / TeresaMarie T. Vilagos -- Critical response to emotions and family dynamics case studies : a chaplain's perspective / Linda F. Piotrowski -- Critical response to emotions and family dynamics case studies : a psychologist's perspective / Debjani Mukherjee -- Negotiating religious and cultural differences / M. Jeanne Wirpsa -- Sarah's story : "If God feels Sarah should experience a recovery, it will be a great gift. However, if God doesn't, my belief system will never change" - Leah, an Orthodox Jew, speaking about God's role in her daughter's devastating illness / Abraham Axelrud -- Alma's story : "She's dying from a broken heart" - Mary telling the story of her sister Alma's death / Michelle Kirby -- Ayesah's story : "Allah will save her" - Mohammed talking about his wife, Ayesah / Emily Duncan Rosencrans -- Critical response to negotiating religious and cultural differences cases studies : a chaplain's response / Karen Lieberman -- Critical response to negotiating religious and cultural differences case studies : a family medicine physician's response / Christopher Smyre |
| Summary |
Healthcare chaplains working as part of interdisciplinary teams are frequently involved in contributing to discussions on all aspects of patients' wellbeing. This insightful collection of case studies shows how chaplains can effectively support patients and their families in making decisions regarding medical care, as well as for their spiritual needs. Reflecting the reality of medical decision-making, each case study follows a format where a chaplain and a non-chaplain (e.g. a doctor or a social worker) gives their response to the example considered, helping the reader to understand the chaplain's role in the decision making and how they can contribute constructively to the process. Adding another layer to the multifaceted role of the chaplain, this is essential reading for any chaplain in healthcare |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 22, 2020) |
| Subject |
Chaplains, Hospital -- Case studies
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Decision making -- Religious aspects -- Case studies
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Chaplains, Hospital.
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Decision making.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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decision making.
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Chaplains, Hospital
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Decision making -- Religious aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wirpsa, M. Jeanne, editor.
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Pugliese, Karen, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781784509989 |
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1784509981 |
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