The Resource The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life, Katy Butler
The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life, Katy Butler
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The item The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life, Katy Butler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Mid-Continent Public Library.
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- Summary
- Draws on patient insights to counsel readers on how to navigate the health-care system for best-possible life quality and how to achieve an optimal end-of-life experience
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 274 pages
- Contents
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- The lost art of dying
- RESILIENCE: The wake-up call
- Building reserves
- Finding allies in preventive medicine
- Weighing medical risks
- Getting to know the neighbors
- Knowing your medical rights
- Caring for the soul
- SLOWING DOWN: When less is more
- Simplifying daily life
- Finding allies in slow medicine, geriatrics, and a good HMO
- Reviewing medications
- Reducing screenings - Making peace with loss
- ADAPTATION: A moment of truth
- Mapping the future and making plans
- Finding allies in occupational and physical therapy
- Disaster-proofing daily life
- Making a move
- Practicing interdependence
- Being an example
- AWARENESS OF MORTALITY: The art of honest hope
- Talking to your doctor
- Understanding the trajectory of your illness
- Preparing the family
- Finding allies in palliative care
- Reflecting on what gives your life meaning
- Staying in charge
- Thinking creatively
- Redefining hope
- HOUSE OF CARDS: If only someone had warned us
- Recognizing frailty
- Avoiding the hospital
- Finding allies in House call programs
- Upgrading advance directives
- Coping with dementia
- Shifting to comfort care
- Enjoying your red velvet cake
- PREPARING FOR A GOOD DEATH: Making good use of the time you have left
- Finding allies in hospice
- Next steps
- Settling your affairs
- Choosing the time of death
- Loving, thanking, and forgiving - Getting help from your tribe
- ACTIVE DYING: The tree needs to come down
- This is what dying looks like
- Preparing for a home death
- Preparing in a nursing home
- Giving care - The final hours
- Humanizing a hospital death
- Improvising rites of passage
- Welcoming mystery
- Saying goodbye
- Toward a new art of dying
- Isbn
- 9781501135316
- Label
- The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life
- Title
- The art of dying well
- Title remainder
- a practical guide to a good end of life
- Statement of responsibility
- Katy Butler
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Draws on patient insights to counsel readers on how to navigate the health-care system for best-possible life quality and how to achieve an optimal end-of-life experience
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Butler, Katy
- Dewey number
- 616.02/9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- R726.8
- LC item number
- .B882 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Terminal care
- Death
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life, Katy Butler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 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 lost art of dying -- RESILIENCE: The wake-up call -- Building reserves -- Finding allies in preventive medicine -- Weighing medical risks -- Getting to know the neighbors -- Knowing your medical rights -- Caring for the soul -- SLOWING DOWN: When less is more -- Simplifying daily life -- Finding allies in slow medicine, geriatrics, and a good HMO -- Reviewing medications -- Reducing screenings - Making peace with loss -- ADAPTATION: A moment of truth -- Mapping the future and making plans -- Finding allies in occupational and physical therapy -- Disaster-proofing daily life -- Making a move -- Practicing interdependence -- Being an example -- AWARENESS OF MORTALITY: The art of honest hope -- Talking to your doctor -- Understanding the trajectory of your illness -- Preparing the family -- Finding allies in palliative care -- Reflecting on what gives your life meaning -- Staying in charge -- Thinking creatively -- Redefining hope -- HOUSE OF CARDS: If only someone had warned us -- Recognizing frailty -- Avoiding the hospital -- Finding allies in House call programs -- Upgrading advance directives -- Coping with dementia -- Shifting to comfort care -- Enjoying your red velvet cake -- PREPARING FOR A GOOD DEATH: Making good use of the time you have left -- Finding allies in hospice -- Next steps -- Settling your affairs -- Choosing the time of death -- Loving, thanking, and forgiving - Getting help from your tribe -- ACTIVE DYING: The tree needs to come down -- This is what dying looks like -- Preparing for a home death -- Preparing in a nursing home -- Giving care - The final hours -- Humanizing a hospital death -- Improvising rites of passage -- Welcoming mystery -- Saying goodbye -- Toward a new art of dying
- Control code
- on1048659064
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501135316
- Lccn
- 2018037020
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- 616.029 B977 ; XX-N ; [A18BP118, #4, 8@26.00, LAP/ ]
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1048659064
- (OCoLC)1048659064
- Label
- The art of dying well : a practical guide to a good end of life, Katy Butler
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 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 lost art of dying -- RESILIENCE: The wake-up call -- Building reserves -- Finding allies in preventive medicine -- Weighing medical risks -- Getting to know the neighbors -- Knowing your medical rights -- Caring for the soul -- SLOWING DOWN: When less is more -- Simplifying daily life -- Finding allies in slow medicine, geriatrics, and a good HMO -- Reviewing medications -- Reducing screenings - Making peace with loss -- ADAPTATION: A moment of truth -- Mapping the future and making plans -- Finding allies in occupational and physical therapy -- Disaster-proofing daily life -- Making a move -- Practicing interdependence -- Being an example -- AWARENESS OF MORTALITY: The art of honest hope -- Talking to your doctor -- Understanding the trajectory of your illness -- Preparing the family -- Finding allies in palliative care -- Reflecting on what gives your life meaning -- Staying in charge -- Thinking creatively -- Redefining hope -- HOUSE OF CARDS: If only someone had warned us -- Recognizing frailty -- Avoiding the hospital -- Finding allies in House call programs -- Upgrading advance directives -- Coping with dementia -- Shifting to comfort care -- Enjoying your red velvet cake -- PREPARING FOR A GOOD DEATH: Making good use of the time you have left -- Finding allies in hospice -- Next steps -- Settling your affairs -- Choosing the time of death -- Loving, thanking, and forgiving - Getting help from your tribe -- ACTIVE DYING: The tree needs to come down -- This is what dying looks like -- Preparing for a home death -- Preparing in a nursing home -- Giving care - The final hours -- Humanizing a hospital death -- Improvising rites of passage -- Welcoming mystery -- Saying goodbye -- Toward a new art of dying
- Control code
- on1048659064
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Extent
- xi, 274 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501135316
- Lccn
- 2018037020
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- 616.029 B977 ; XX-N ; [A18BP118, #4, 8@26.00, LAP/ ]
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1048659064
- (OCoLC)1048659064
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