To die well : your right to comfort, calm, and choice in the last days of life
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- ISBN: 073821163X
- ISBN: 9780738211633 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
xii, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
print - Edition: 1st Da Capo Press pbk. ed.
- Publisher: [Cambridge, M.A.] : Da Capo Press, 2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes notes (p. 188-199) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Turning points at life's end -- Rights of the dying patient -- The first turning point : from active treatment to comfort care -- Pain control -- What you should expect from your doctors and nurses -- Family and friends -- The second turning point : making the decision to hasten death -- What options have been used in the past to hasten death? -- Helium : newly used method to end suffering -- Differentiating sadness at the end of life from clinical depression -- The special case of irreversible dementia and end-of-life management -- Planning ahead with advance directives : staying in control -- Allowing a merciful death -- Appendix A: Historical background of the end-of-life movement and current national organizations -- Appendix B: Oregon and physician-assisted dying -- Appendix C: The international scene -- Appendix D: End-of-life organizations -- Appendix E: Sample living will -- Appendix F: Health care proxy form with optional attachment -- Appendix G: Proposed authorization for ending life in situations of irreversible and progressive cognitive decline. |
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Subject: | Right to die Terminal care Moral and ethical aspects Life and death, Power over Decision making Life and death, Power over Moral and ethical aspects Euthanasia Assisted suicide Living wills |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | R 726.8 .W36 2008 | 30536065 | General Collection | Available | - |