Patient-centred ethics and communication at the end of life. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Jeffrey.
• Other Names: MA, Jeffrey, David
• Contents: What is palliative care? -- 'I want to hold your hand' -- 'A good death' -- Why ethics? -- 'Why won't you listen to me?' -- 'Am I going to die?: when cancer comes back -- 'What should I do?: informed consent -- 'What are you going to do next?': the limits of palliative chemotherapy -- 'Am I not worth treating?': do not attempt resuscitation decisions -- 'Water, water everywhere': artificial nutrition and hydration at the end of life -- 'Help me to die': euthanasia -- The patient's choice -- Communication in multi-disciplinary teams -- Education, ethics, and communication skills -- The 'good' doctor: a virtue-based approach to ethics -- Conclusion: Learning to listen.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Subjects: 174.296029; Terminal Care -- ethics; Palliative Care -- ethics; Patient-Centered Care; Professional-Family Relations; Professional-Patient Relations; Medical ethics; Nursing ethics; Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects; Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315358253; 1315358255
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