Description
Book SynopsisThis practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future.
Trade ReviewValuable resource. Columbia College Today 2007 A practical guide to help individuals make end-of-life decisions and communicate them to healthcare providers, family members, and other loved ones. UU World 2008 This practical guide helps people navigate the important but often intimidating process of thinking about, and planning for, an uncertain future. Exceptional Parent 2008 Doukas and Reichel achieve two things rarely seen in books geared toward the general public. First, they are uncommonly forthright... The second noteworthy achievement of Planning for Uncertainty is its compatibility with the family physician's worldview. -- David Satin, MD Family Medicine 2008 Planning for Uncertainty contacts much helpful information about advance directives and advance care planning. -- Ellen W. Bernal Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008
Table of ContentsPreface
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
