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Beschreibung
Dignity in Care provides readers with what they need to know about the humanity and tone of care, and how they can engage in these facets of care in a thoughtful and meaningful way that will satisfy their patients' needs to be seen and appreciated as "whole persons." The author explores how the humanity of care can get overlooked and how to avoid this happening. It teaches how to communicate better with patients, helping them to feel not just cared for, but cared about.
Dignity in Care provides readers with what they need to know about the humanity and tone of care, and how they can engage in these facets of care in a thoughtful and meaningful way that will satisfy their patients' needs to be seen and appreciated as "whole persons." The author explores how the humanity of care can get overlooked and how to avoid this happening. It teaches how to communicate better with patients, helping them to feel not just cared for, but cared about.
Über den Autor
Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov is an internationally renowned clinician and researcher in palliative and end-of-life care. He is an officer in the Order of Canada and an inductee in the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. His more than 350 career publications include his book, Dignity Therapy: Final Words for Final Days, winner of the 2011 Prose Award. He has led a large program of research on dignity in the healthcare setting and is the co-founder of the Canadian Virtual Hospice. He is the editor of The Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine 3rd Edition: Psychosocial Care of the Terminally Ill (Oxford University Press). Dr. Chochinov is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manitoba Research Institute whose pioneering work in the field of palliative medicine and end-of-life care has provided comfort and dignity for countless patients and their families around the world.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Preface for Paperback Edition

  • Preface

  • About the Author

  • Introduction

  • 1. Understanding Patienthood

  • 2. The ABCDs of Dignity-Conserving Care

  • 3. The Model of Optimal Therapeutic Communication

  • 4. Dignity in Care

  • Epilogue

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Allgemeine Lexika
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780197798133
ISBN-10: 0197798136
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Chochinov, Harvey Max
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 230 x 158 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Harvey Max Chochinov
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.12.2024
Gewicht: 0,276 kg
Artikel-ID: 130595796

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