Ethics in Hospice Care: Challenges to Hospice Values in a Changing Health Care Environment

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Individual Rights and the Human Good in Hospice -- Issues of Access in a Diverse Society -- Will Assisted Suicide Kill Hospice? -- Ethical Issues in Pain Management -- Focus on the Nurse: Ethical Dilemmas with Highly Symptomatic Patients Dying at Home -- Legal Requirements for Confidentiality in Hospice Care -- The Role of the Physician in Hospice -- The Role of Ethics Committees in Hospice Programs -- Growth in Caring and Professional Ethics in Hospice -- Hospice Organizations' Role in Health Care Improvement -- Hospice and Managed Care -- The Future of Hospice in a Reformed American Health Care System: What Are the Real Questions? -- Index