The Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life : Revised and Expanded Second Edition

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Title: The Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life : Revised and Expanded Second Edition
Description: This major 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. The Hastings Center Guidelines are an essential resource.
Authors: Nancy Berlinger, Bruce Jennings, Susan M. Wolf
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Decision making, Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects
Categories: MEDICAL / Ethics
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:This major 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. The Hastings Center Guidelines are an essential resource.
ISBN:9780199974566
9780199974559
9780199974573