{"product_id":"death-with-dignity-peter-a-clark-9781589662148","title":"Death with Dignity: Ethical and Practical Considerations for Caregivers of the Terminally Ill","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnd-of-life issues and questions are complex and frequently cause confusion and anxiety. In \u003ci\u003eDeath with Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003etheologian, medical ethicist, and pastoral caregiver Peter A. Clark examines numerous issues that are pertinent to patients, family members, and health care professionals, including physiology, consciousness, the definition of death, the distinction between extraordinary and ordinary means, medical futility, \"Do Not Resuscitate\" orders, living wills, power of attorney, pain assessment and pain management, palliative and hospice care, the role of spirituality in end-of-life care, and physicians' communication with terminal patients. Patients, family members, medical students, and health care professionals will find in \u003ci\u003eDeath with Dignity \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epractical and ethical knowledge they need to capably and confidently cope with end-of-life challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter A. Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589662148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589662148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Scranton Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 6.64w x 0.56d","brand":"Peter A. Clark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447929975039,"sku":"9781589662148","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ffccd19a-bbc9-4af7-99bc-4a8c9513b541.jpg?v=1777235777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-with-dignity-peter-a-clark-9781589662148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}