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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Subjects
Death.
Terminal care.
Palliative treatment.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
Alzheimer's disease -- Palliative treatment.
Cancer -- Palliative treatment.
AIDS (Disease) -- Palliative treatment.
HIV infections -- Palliative treatment.
Sudden infant death syndrome.
Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Life support systems (Critical care)
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Assisted suicide.
Hospice care.
Long-term care of the sick.
Long-term care facilities.
Nursing homes.
Caregivers.
Caregivers -- Decision making.
Terminally ill children.
Fetal death.
Infants -- Death.
Children and death.
Grief.
Bereavement.
Cremation.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death -- Economic aspects.
Death -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Death and dying sour...
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Death and dying sourcebook : basic consumer health information about end-of-life care and related perspectives and ethical issues, including end-of-life symptoms and treatments, pain management, quality-of-life concerns, the use of life support, patients' rights and privacy issues, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, care giving, organ and tissue donation, funeral arrangements, and grief, along with statistical data, information about the leading causes of death, a glossary, and directories of support groups and other resources.
Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, [2016]
Subjects
Death.
Terminal care.
Palliative treatment.
Alzheimer's disease -- Patients -- Care.
Alzheimer's disease -- Palliative treatment.
Cancer -- Palliative treatment.
AIDS (Disease) -- Palliative treatment.
HIV infections -- Palliative treatment.
Sudden infant death syndrome.
Palliative treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Terminal care -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Life support systems (Critical care)
Donation of organs, tissues, etc.
Assisted suicide.
Hospice care.
Long-term care of the sick.
Long-term care facilities.
Nursing homes.
Caregivers.
Caregivers -- Decision making.
Terminally ill children.
Fetal death.
Infants -- Death.
Children and death.
Grief.
Bereavement.
Cremation.
Funeral rites and ceremonies.
Death -- Economic aspects.
Death -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc.
ISBN:
9780780814967 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) :
0780814967 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
Series:
Health reference series.
Description:
xv, 525 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition:
Third edition.
Contents:
pt. I. End-of-life perspectives : -- Defining end of life -- Cultural response to death -- Spirituality in end-of-life care -- Chronic illness in old age -- Research findings about end-of-life care and outcomes.
pt. II. Medical management of end-of-life symptoms : -- What is palliative care? -- Pain management and assessment -- Managing and treating fatigue -- Palliative wound care -- Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome (ARDS) -- Nutrition therapy in cancer care -- Delirium.
pt. III. Medical decisions surrounding the end of life : -- Understanding healthcare decisions -- Preferences for care at the end of life -- Alzheimer disease and end-of-life issues -- Advanced cancer and end-of-life issues -- Human Immunodeficiency virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and end-of-life issues -- Ethics and legal issues in palliative care -- Life support choices -- Termination of life-sustaining treatment -- Organ donation and transplantation -- Physician-assisted suicide.
pt. IV. End-of-life care facilities : -- Hospice care -- Types of long-term care -- Long-term care: making the right decisions -- Paying for long-term care -- Nursing home care -- Home care for critically ill patients.
pt. V. End-of-life caregiving : -- Communications among patients, families, and providers -- Long-distance caregiving -- End-of-life care for people who have cancer -- Information for caregivers -- The dying process -- What to do when death occurs.
pt. VI. Death and children : information for parents -- Caring for a terminally ill child -- Taking care of you: support for caregivers -- Pediatric palliative care -- Children's hospice and end-of-life care -- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) -- Stillbirth, miscarriage, and infant death -- Grieving the death of a child -- Helping children cope with death -- Guiding children through grief.
pt. VII. Legal and economic issues at the end of life : -- Getting your affairs in order -- Patient's rights -- Advance directives -- Financial assistance at the end of life -- Social Security issues -- Duties of an Executor / Personal Representative -- Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
pt. VIII. Final arrangements : -- Funeral services: an overview -- Planning a funeral -- Military funeral planning -- Cremation explained -- Medical certification of death -- If death occurs while traveling -- Grief, bereavement, and coping with loss -- Working through grief.
pt. IX. Mortality statistics : -- Life expectancy: global trends -- Mortality trends in the United States -- Leading causes of death in the United States -- Life expectancy at birth -- Infant and maternal mortality trends and disparities -- Childhood risk of injury-related death -- Work-related fatalities -- Suicide facts and statistics -- Alcohol-attributable deaths -- Disparities in death from stroke.
pt. X. Additional help and information : -- Glossary of end-of-life terms -- Support groups for end-of-life issues -- Resources for information about death and dying.
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Summary:
"Provides basic consumer health information about management of end-of-life symptoms, caregiving and facility evaluation, and legal and economic issues associated with end-of-life. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
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Ewa Beach P/S Library
R-YA -- Reference
362.175 DE
Non Circulating
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