{"product_id":"narrative-medicine-in-hospice-care-9781498554626","title":"Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrative medicine, an interdisciplinary field that brings together the study of literature and medicine, offers both a way of understanding patient identity and a method for developing a clinician's responsiveness to patients. Scholars in narrative medicine maintain that the ability to be a close reader of texts, particularly literature, correlates with the ability to attend closely to one's patients, an ability referred to as narrative competence. While recognizing the genuine value of narrative competence in clinical encounters, and the value of narrative medicine in patient-centered care, Tara Flanagan examine the limits of self-narration for patients with cognitive and verbal deficits. In Narrative Medicine in Hospice Care: Identity, Practice, and Ethics though the Lens of Paul Ricoeur, Flanagan argues that the models of selfhood and care found in the work of Paul Ricoeur can offer a framework for clinicians, caregivers, and end-of-life patients regardless of their verbal and cogn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Narrative Medicine, Patient Identity, and Ethics through the Lens of Paul Ricoeur Chapter Two: Narrative Identity and Practice in the Hospice Model of care  Chapter Three: Narrative Ethics and Practices from the Patient’s Perspective: Life Review as Ethical Self-Assessment Chapter Four: The Limits of Narrative Medicine for End of Life Patients Chapter Five: Expanding Beyond Narrative: Hospitality, Accompaniment, and Companioning as Models of Presence with Patients Bibliography About the Author","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040764756311,"sku":"9781498554626","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498554626.jpg?v=1750947768","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/narrative-medicine-in-hospice-care-9781498554626","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}