Should patients be told they are dying? How do families react when one of their members is facing death? Who should reveal that death is imminent? How does hospital staff-doctors, nurses, and attendants-act toward the dying patient and his family?
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"Awareness of Dying" gives us a language and tools of analysis for understanding who knows what about dying, under what circumstances, and what difference it makes. It has proven a useful handbook for chaplains, social workers, nurses, and doctors in confronting the many ethical and personal problems that arise in dying.
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PART I: INTRODUCTION, PART II: TYPES OF AWARENESS CONTEXTS, PART III: PROBLEMS OF AWARENESS, PART IV: CONCLUSIONS, APPENDIX: Methods of Collection and Analysis of Data, Index
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780202307633
Publisert
2005-03-30
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Inc; AldineTransaction
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320