| Death with Dignity: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Caregivers of the Terminally Ill Contributor(s): Clark, Peter A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589662148 ISBN-13: 9781589662148 Publisher: University of Scranton Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Terminal Care - Medical | Ethics |
| Dewey: 362.175 |
| LCCN: 2010044690 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.64" W x 9.03" (0.79 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: End-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. In Death with Dignity, theologian, medical ethicist, and pastoral caregiver Peter A. Clark examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family members, and health care professionals, including physiology, consciousness, the definition of death, the distinction between extraordinary and ordinary means, medical futility, "Do Not Resuscitate" orders, living wills, power of attorney, pain assessment and pain management, palliative and hospice care, the role of spirituality in end-of-life care, and physicians' communication with terminal patients. Patients, family members, medical students, and health care professionals will find in Death with Dignity thepractical and ethical knowledge they need to capably and confidently cope with end-of-life challenges. |