Ethics in palliative care : a complete guide / Robert C. Macauley.
| Author/creator | Macauley, Robert C. author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ethics and palliative care -- Overview of ethical approaches -- Advance care planning and surrogate decision making -- Specific ethical issues at the end of life -- The "right to die" -- Forgoing life-sustaining medical treatment -- Pain and symptom management at the end of life -- Physician assisted death -- Palliative sedation -- Overview of pediatric ethics and palliative care -- Ethics of prenatal palliative care -- Neonatal -- Ethics of child and adolescent palliative care -- Requests for non-beneficial treatment -- Neuro-palliative care -- Death and organ donation -- Research in palliative care -- Final thoughts. |
| Summary | A comprehensive analysis of ethical topics in palliative care, combining clinical experience and philosophical rigor. A broad array of topics are explored from historical, legal, clinical, and ethical perspectives, offering both the seasoned clinician and interested lay reader a thorough examination of the complex ethical issues facing patients suffering from life-threatening illness. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2018). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Macauley, Robert C. Ethics in palliative care. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780199313945 |
| LCCN | 2017048448 |
| ISBN | 9780190652333 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0190652330 (electronic book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |