Caregiver's Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can't - Softcover

Kind, Viki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608320413 ISBN 13: 9781608320417

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC, 2010

Synopsis

An author with both clinical and personal experience shows readers how to make decisions for others with integrity, compassion, and honour. Features: Practical tools for individuals and professional caregivers. With the rapid increase in our elderly population and the rapid escalation of medical costs, decision making has become a critical and often heartbreaking exercise for caregivers. This book provides a proven method for facing tough choices in emotionally charged circumstances; An invaluable resource for those struggling to do the right thing. As they make medical and lifestyle decisions for others, many people wonder if they are making the right choice for the right reasons. This book gives everyone a way to do the right thing through a well-defined and logical process; A seasoned bioethicist with extensive experience in homes and hospitals. The author has spent years working with doctors, educators, and individuals faced with the responsibility of making tough decisions for others. From her studies and her own experience, the author shows readers how to do everything from deciding when to take away the car keys to making the ultimate medical choice.

About this title

About the Author

Viki Kind is a bioethicist, medical educator, and personal healthcare strategist who specialises in end-of life issues. She serves on bioethics committees for many hospitals and is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Bioethics Committee and the Southern California Bioethics Committee Consortium. She has lectured across the U.S. to healthcare professionals and spoken at National Mensa conventions, the Professional Fiduciary Association of California Convention, and the Still's Disease National Convention. She resides in Los Angeles, California, where she donates her time as a hospice volunteer.

From the Back Cover

An author with both clinical and personal experience shows readers how to make decisions for others with integrity, compassion, and honour. It features practical tools for individuals and professional caregivers. With the rapid increase in our elderly population and the rapid escalation of medical costs, decision making has become a critical and often heartbreaking exercise for caregivers. This book provides a proven method for facing tough choices in emotionally charged circumstances. It is an invaluable resource for those struggling to do the right thing. As they make medical and lifestyle decisions for others, many people wonder if they are making the right choice for the right reasons. This book gives everyone a way to do the right thing through a well-defined and logical process. The author is a seasoned bioethicist with extensive experience in homes and hospitals. The author has spent years working with doctors, educators, and individuals faced with the responsibility of making tough decisions for others. From her studies and her own experience, the author shows readers how to do everything from deciding when to take away the car keys to making the ultimate medical choice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608320413
• ISBN 13: 9781608320417
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234