Planning for Uncertainty : Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family.
- 2nd ed.
- 1 online resource (166 pages)
- A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Series .
- A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: WHAT EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW -- 1 WHAT THE PATIENT SELF-DETERMINATION ACT MEANS TO YOU -- 2 WHEN IS TREATMENT BENEFICIAL AND WHEN IS IT NOT BENEFICIAL? -- 3 HOW ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AFFECT HEALTH CARE DECISIONS -- 4 THE VALUE OF VALUES -- 5 HOW ADVANCE DIRECTIVES WORK -- 6 THE VALUES HISTORY: DEFINING YOUR HEALTH CARE VALUES -- 7 YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND HEALTH CARE DECISIONS: CHOOSING A PROXY -- 8 SIGNING ADVANCE DIRECTIVES -- Appendix -- Links to Advance Directive Forms by State -- Other Useful Links -- My Advance Directives for Future Medical Treatment -- The Values History -- Advance Directive in Brief Card -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V.
This practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future.
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Right to die -- United States. Medical care -- Law and legislation -- United States. Power of attorney -- United States. Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.