The Hastings Center guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life
By: Nancy Berlinger, Bruce Jennings, and Susan M. Wolf
Contributors: Jennings, Bruce, 1949-; Wolf, Susan M.; Hastings Center
Edition: Rev. and expanded 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780199974566; 9780199974559; 9780199974573
Subjects: Ethics; Life Support Care; Decision Making; Terminal Care; Standards
Other titles: Guidelines for decisions on life-sustaining treatment and care near the end of life; Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying.
Description: This 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.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Guidelines on the termination of life-sustaining treatment and the care of the dying / by the Hastings Center. c1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.