Culture, Ethics, and Advance Care Planning

Informationen zum Autor Alissa Hurwitz Swota Klappentext In the fast-paced world of clinical medicine, recognizing and acknowledging differences in worldviews is often overlooked. When dealing with the delicate issues broached in advance care planning, such oversights can lead to deep rifts within the health care provider-patient relationship. By providing guidance to those engaged in such endeavors and setting advance care planning in a global context, health care practitioners will be better able to care for their patients and achieve the noble goal of advance care planning_giving volume to the voice of the patient in the last chapter of her life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Advance Care Planning: A Focus on Process Chapter 3 Chapter 2. A Plurality of Cultures Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Communication Across Cultures Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Truth-Telling and Disclosure Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Realizing the Goal of Cultural Sensitivity in the Clinical Setting-Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Alissa Hurwitz Swota, Swota Alissa Hurwitz
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.09.2009
• EAN: 9780739135655
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-3565-5
• Pages: 143
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 13 mm
• Thèmes: Practicing Bioethics; Practicing Bioethics
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Philosophie > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, MEDICAL / Caregiving, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Home nursing and caring / Advice for caregivers