The end of life advisor
Subtitle: personal, legal, and medical considerations for a peaceful, dignified death
By: Susan R. Dolan, Audrey R. Vizzard
Contributors: Vizzard, Audrey, author
Edition: v2.0
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Denver, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781478716501
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Terminal care; Hospice care; Terminally ill; Psychology; Death; Soins en phase terminale; Malades en phase terminale; Psychologie; Mort; Deaths
Description: Personal stories and practical advice are combined with guidance for end-of-life planning, in a study that addresses such topics as elder care law, health care law, retirement planning, power of attorney, and dealing with financial planners.
Table of contents: title: Advance directives; title: The importance of conversations about end-of-life care; title: The do not resuscitate order (DNR); title: Hospice; title: Laughter is good medicine; title: The hospice team; title: Managing pain and uncomfortable symptoms; title: Attitudes and choices; title: What's it like to die?; title: Listen; title: Doctors are human too; title: The pleasure diet; title: Forgiveness; title: Letting go; title: The last hurrah; title: Extraodinary events; title: Funeral plans; title: Ethical wills; title: Afterword. The conversation : how to talk about End-of-life care.