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The caregiver's path to compassionate decision making : making choices for those who can't / Viki Kind.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Austin, TX : Greenleaf Book Group Press, c2010.Description: 234 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781608320417 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1608320413 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 649.8 22
LOC classification:
  • RA645.3 .K557 2010
NLM classification:
  • WY 200 K51c 2010
Contents:
Starting down the decision making path -- Learning the tools. The decision making framework ; The best interest standard ; The shared decision making model ; The sliding scale for decision making ; The assent tool ; How these tools work together -- Using the tools in real life. Applying your new skills to real-life decisions ; When our hearts get in the way ; Making the medical decisions ; Other questions to consider when making medical decisions ; Quality of life and personal values -- The end of life. Making the most difficult decisions at the end of life ; The big picture.
Summary: This book offers tools and techniques to help caregivers make decisions involving the care and health of the person they care for.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
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Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection RA 645.3 .K557 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA25251 Available AUA25251

"Four adaptable tools that make decision making a simple, step-by-step process; guidelines to help you determine if your loved one or patient can make decisions, who should make the decisions, and how to make better decisions; questions to use in almost any medical or quality-of-life situation that will help you gather all of the information you need; techniques for improving communication between patients, families and caregivers"--P. [4] of cover.

"Alzheimers; stroke; dementia; brain injury; mental illness; developmental delay"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index.

Starting down the decision making path -- Learning the tools. The decision making framework ; The best interest standard ; The shared decision making model ; The sliding scale for decision making ; The assent tool ; How these tools work together -- Using the tools in real life. Applying your new skills to real-life decisions ; When our hearts get in the way ; Making the medical decisions ; Other questions to consider when making medical decisions ; Quality of life and personal values -- The end of life. Making the most difficult decisions at the end of life ; The big picture.

This book offers tools and techniques to help caregivers make decisions involving the care and health of the person they care for.