The Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life / Nancy Berlinger, Bruce Jennings, and Susan M. Wolf.
Berlinger, Nancy.; Jennings, Bruce, 1949-; Wolf, Susan M.; Hastings Center.
2013
R726 .G84 2014 (Mapit)
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Title The Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life / Nancy Berlinger, Bruce Jennings, and Susan M. Wolf.
Author Berlinger, Nancy.
Uniform Title Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying.
Variant Title Guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life
Edition Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
ISBN 9780199974559 paperback alkaline paper
0199974551 paperback alkaline paper
9780199974566 hardcover alkaline paper
019997456X hardcover alkaline paper
9780199974573 electronic book
0199974578 electronic book
Imprint Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2013.
Language English
Description xxii, 240 p. ; 26 cm.
Call Number R726 .G84 2014
Dewey Decimal Classification 179.7
Summary This new work updates and significantly expands The Hastings Center's 1987 Guidelines on the Termination of Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care of the Dying. Like its predecessor, this second edition will shape the ethical and legal framework for decision-making on treatment and end-of-life care in the United States. This groundbreaking work incorporates 25 years of research and innovation in clinical care, law, and policy. It is written for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals and is structured for easy reference in difficult clinical situations. It supports the work of clinical ethicists, ethics committee members, health lawyers, clinical educators, scholars, and policymakers. It includes extensive practical recommendations. Health care reform places a new set of challenges on decision-making and care near the end of life.
Note Rev. ed. of: Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying / by the Hastings Center. c1987.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-231) and index.
Added Author Jennings, Bruce, 1949-
Wolf, Susan M.
Added Corporate Author Hastings Center.
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Organizational systems supporting good care and ethical practice
Social, economic, and legal contexts
Guidelines for advance care planning and advance directives: using patient preferences to establish goals of care and develop the care plan
Guidelines for the decision-making process
Guidelines concerning neonates, infants, children, and adolescents
Guidelines for care transitions
Guidelines for the determination of death
Guidelines for institutional policy
Communication with patients, surrogates, and loved ones
Communication and collaboration with patients with disabilities
Psychological dimensions of decision-making about life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life
Decision-making concerning specific treatments and technologies
Institutional discussion guide on resource allocation and the cost of care.

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