The Resource A better way of dying : how to make the best choices at the end of life, Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen M. Fitpatrick
A better way of dying : how to make the best choices at the end of life, Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen M. Fitpatrick
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- Summary
- Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guarantee that we will be allowed the dignity of a natural death. Offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions about your wishes for your last days
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 222 pages
- Note
- "Why your living will is not enough"--Cover
- Contents
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- The need for change : the cautionary tale of Phyllis Shattuck
- Your right to die
- The competent elderly
- The terminally ill
- Alzheimer's dementia and the compassion protocol
- Step one: know your options
- Step two : make your decisions
- Step three : communicate your decisions
- Step four : do the paperwork
- Step five : plan the kind of death you want
- Hospice and the compassion protocol
- Everyone's worst fear : the nursing home
- Looking ahead
- Isbn
- 9780143116752
- Label
- A better way of dying : how to make the best choices at the end of life
- Title
- A better way of dying
- Title remainder
- how to make the best choices at the end of life
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen M. Fitpatrick
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Advanced directives and living wills have improved our ability to dictate end-of-life care, but even these cannot guarantee that we will be allowed the dignity of a natural death. Offers a simple and effective framework for leaving caretakers concrete, unambiguous, and legally binding instructions about your wishes for your last days
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fitzpatrick, Jeanne
- Dewey number
- 616/.029
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- R726.2
- LC item number
- .F58 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NLM call number
- W 85.5
- NLM item number
- F559b 2010
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Fitzpatrick, Eileen M
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Advance directives (Medical care)
- Terminal care
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A better way of dying : how to make the best choices at the end of life, Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen M. Fitpatrick
- Note
- "Why your living will is not enough"--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The need for change : the cautionary tale of Phyllis Shattuck -- Your right to die -- The competent elderly -- The terminally ill -- Alzheimer's dementia and the compassion protocol -- Step one: know your options -- Step two : make your decisions -- Step three : communicate your decisions -- Step four : do the paperwork -- Step five : plan the kind of death you want -- Hospice and the compassion protocol -- Everyone's worst fear : the nursing home -- Looking ahead
- Control code
- ocn430052076
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143116752
- Lccn
- 2009038937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- 616.029 F582 ; P ; XX-N ; CM1006BT.
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 430052076
- (Sirsi) 430052076
- (OCoLC)430052076
- Label
- A better way of dying : how to make the best choices at the end of life, Jeanne Fitzpatrick & Eileen M. Fitpatrick
- Note
- "Why your living will is not enough"--Cover
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The need for change : the cautionary tale of Phyllis Shattuck -- Your right to die -- The competent elderly -- The terminally ill -- Alzheimer's dementia and the compassion protocol -- Step one: know your options -- Step two : make your decisions -- Step three : communicate your decisions -- Step four : do the paperwork -- Step five : plan the kind of death you want -- Hospice and the compassion protocol -- Everyone's worst fear : the nursing home -- Looking ahead
- Control code
- ocn430052076
- Dimensions
- 20 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 222 pages
- Isbn
- 9780143116752
- Lccn
- 2009038937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- 616.029 F582 ; P ; XX-N ; CM1006BT.
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 430052076
- (Sirsi) 430052076
- (OCoLC)430052076
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