TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kind,Viki
TI  - The caregiver's path to compassionate decision making: making choices for those who can't 
SN  - 9781608320417 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA645.3 .K557 2010
U1  - 649.8 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Austin, TX
PB  - Greenleaf Book Group Press
KW  - Caregivers
KW  - Care of the sick
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Older people
KW  - Home care
KW  - Critically ill
KW  - Popular Works
KW  - Long-Term Care
KW  - Decision Making
N1  - "Four adaptable tools that make decision making a simple, step-by-step process; guidelines to help you determine if your loved one or patient can make decisions, who should make the decisions, and how to make better decisions; questions to use in almost any medical or quality-of-life situation that will help you gather all of the information you need; techniques for improving communication between patients, families and caregivers"--P. [4] of cover; "Alzheimers; stroke; dementia; brain injury; mental illness; developmental delay"--P. [4] of cover; Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]) and index; Starting down the decision making path -- Learning the tools. The decision making framework ; The best interest standard ; The shared decision making model ; The sliding scale for decision making ; The assent tool ; How these tools work together -- Using the tools in real life. Applying your new skills to real-life decisions ; When our hearts get in the way ; Making the medical decisions ; Other questions to consider when making medical decisions ; Quality of life and personal values -- The end of life. Making the most difficult decisions at the end of life ; The big picture
N2  - This book offers tools and techniques to help caregivers make decisions involving the care and health of the person they care for
ER  -