TY  - BOOK
AU  - Randall, Fiona
AU  - Downie, R.S.
TI  - End of life choices - consensus and controversy
SN  - 0199547335
PY  - 2010///
CY  - OXFORD
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Palliative Care
KW  - Palliative Care Nursing
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Ethics, Medical
KW  - Ethics, Nursing
N1  - Patient choice and consent; Choice and best interests - clinical decision-making in end of life care; Three logical distinctions in decision making; Choice and best interests: life-prolonging treatments; Choice and best interests: symptom control and the maintenance of function; Choice and best interests: sedation and relive to otherwise intractable symptoms (terminal sedation); Choice and advance care planning (ACP_: definition, professional responsibilities; Preferred place of care and death; Choice; assisted suicide and euthanasia; Best interests: extended scenes; Conclusions
N2  - The material in this book is well-presented and articulate. If you are going to delve into these matters only once this year, this should be the book. IAHPC NL A comprehensive exploration of the moral, ethical and medico-legal issues associated with palliative care. It is thought-provoking and provides guidance for many of the problems with which health professionals are faced in their daily work. At GBP29.95, this is an affordable book which is relevant to anyone caring for patients in the terminal phase of their illness
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