Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death /
Advance care planning : communicating about matters of life and death /
Leah Rogne, PhD, Susana Lauraine McCune, MA, CT, editors.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 383 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Advance care planning : promise and challenge -- pt. II. Best practices for communicating about end-of-life care -- pt. III. Implementing advance care planning : model programs -- pt. IV. Systems level change : charting a new path for dying, death, and end-of-life care -- pt. V. Resources.
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.
9780826110220 (electronic bk.) 0826110223 (electronic bk.) 9781306083768 1306083761
539627 MIL
016508016 Uk
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.
Communication.
MEDICAL--Terminal Care.
Chronically ill--Family relationships.
Communication in medicine.
Life care planning.
Medical personnel and patient.
Terminal care.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
R118 / .A38 2014eb
362.17/5
W 85.5
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Advance care planning : promise and challenge -- pt. II. Best practices for communicating about end-of-life care -- pt. III. Implementing advance care planning : model programs -- pt. IV. Systems level change : charting a new path for dying, death, and end-of-life care -- pt. V. Resources.
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.
9780826110220 (electronic bk.) 0826110223 (electronic bk.) 9781306083768 1306083761
539627 MIL
016508016 Uk
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.
Communication.
MEDICAL--Terminal Care.
Chronically ill--Family relationships.
Communication in medicine.
Life care planning.
Medical personnel and patient.
Terminal care.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
R118 / .A38 2014eb
362.17/5
W 85.5