The caregiver's path to compassionate decision making
Subtitle: making choices for those who can't
By: Viki Kind
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Austin, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781608320417
Subjects: Older people; Home care; Caregivers; Care of the sick; Decision making; Long-Term Care; Psychological aspects; Critically ill; Popular Works; Decision Making
Description: This book offers tools and techniques to help caregivers make decisions involving the care and health of the person they care for.
Notes: "Four adaptable tools that make decision making a simple, step-by-step process; guidelines to help you determine if your loved one or patient can make decisions, who should make the decisions, and how to make better decisions; questions to use in almost any medical or quality-of-life situation that will help you gather all of the information you need; techniques for improving communication between patients, families and caregivers"--P. [4] of cover.

"Alzheimers; stroke; dementia; brain injury; mental illness; developmental delay"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.
Table of contents: title: Starting down the decision making path; title: Learning the tools. The decision making framework ; The best interest standard ; The shared decision making model ; The sliding scale for decision making ; The assent tool ; How these tools work together; title: Using the tools in real life. Applying your new skills to real-life decisions ; When our hearts get in the way ; Making the medical decisions ; Other questions to consider when making medical decisions ; Quality of life and personal values; title: The end of life. Making the most difficult decisions at the end of life ; The big picture.