Cultural issues in end-of-life decision making / editors, Kathryn L. Braun, James H. Pietsch, Patricia L. Blanchette.
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TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2000.Description: xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0761912177 (alk. paper)
- 0761912169 (alk. paper)
- 306.9 21 B8256 2000
- HQ1073.5.U6 C85 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine derived contents note: Preface - J. Lynn -- Acknowledgments -- 1. An Introduction to Culture and Its Influence on End-of-Life Decision-Making - K.L. Braun, J.H. Pietsch, & P.L. Blanchette -- Part One: The Medical, Legal And Ethical Context Of Death And Dying -- 2. Physical Aspects of Dying - J.A. Patterson Fago -- 3. Cognitive Changes That Affect Capacity and End-of-Life Decisions - R.A. Martino -- 4. Autonomy, Advance Directives, and the Patient Self-Determination Act - J.H. Pietsch & K.L. Braun -- 5. Ethical Considerations and Court Involvement in End-of-Life Decision-Making - M.B. Kapp -- Part Two: Ethnic Perspectives And End-Of-Life Decision-Making -- 6. Cultural and Religious Issues for African Americans - C.P. Mouton -- 7. Advance Directives and End-of-Life Care: The Hispanic Perspective - M.A. Talamantes, C.Gomez, & K.L. Braun -- 8. Cultural Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making among Asian and Pacific Islanders in the United States - G.Yeo & H. Nikoyeda -- 9. End-of-Life Decision Making in American Indian and Alaska Native Cultures - N.W. Van Winkle -- Part Three: Religious Perspectives On End-Of-Life Decision Making -- 10. Christian Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making: Faith in a Communtiy - M. Rowell -- 11. Catholic Perspectives on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: The Human Person and the Quest for Meaning - M.R. Alexander -- 12. Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Decision Making - W. Kavesh -- 13. Muslim Perspectives Regarding Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Decision Making - H.A. Hai & A. Husain -- 14. Buddhist Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making - R.Y. Nakasone -- Part Four: End-Of-Life Issues In Institutional Cultures And For Special Populations -- 15. Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making in the Hospital and Nursing Home Culture - C.A. Pierson -- 16. End-of-Life Issues in the Military Culture - P.W. Nishimoto & R.E. Newman -- 17. End-of-Life Issues in the HIV/AIDS Community - R. Ogden -- 18. End-of-Life Issues: A Disabilitites Perspective - T. Koch -- 19. Talking to Patients About Death and Dying: Improving Communication Across Cultures - S.L. Kogan, P.L. Blanchette, & K. Masaki -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
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