Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying.
Notes:
Rev. ed. of: Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying / by the Hastings Center. c1987. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-231) and index.
Contents:
Ethics goals for good care when patients face decisions about life-sustaining treatment or approach the end of life -- Ethics education competencies for health care professionals caring for patients facing decisions about life-sustaining treatment or approaching the end of life -- 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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