Hospice

Cindy Longanacre

Description

Sharing stories of real people they have encountered as professional hospice caregivers, the authors explore both the practical and philosophical aspects of the hospice movement. Straightforward and nontechnical in approach, Hospice, A Labor of Love offers help and inspiration to hospice volunteers, pastoral counselors, and the families of those who are receiving hospice care.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Palliative care

Informations

• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 01 juin 1999
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827214620
• Langue: English

Extrait

HOSPICE, A L A B O R • O F L O V E •

Glavan • Longanacre • Spivey

© Copyright 1999 by Denise Glavan, Cindy Longanacre, and John Spivey All rights reserved. For permission to reuse content, please contact Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, [phone], www.copyright.com. All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from theNew Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Edu- cation of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. Those quotations marked RSV are from theRevised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952, [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are taken from theContemporary English Version. Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society. Used by permission.

Cover: Scott Tjaden Interior design: Wynn Younker Art direction: Elizabeth Wright

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Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication Data Glavan, Denise. Hospice : a labor of love / by Denise Glavan, Cindy Longanacre, and John Spivey.  p. cm. ISBN 978-0-827214-38-5 1. Hospice care–Philosophy. 2. Hospice care–Moral and ethical as- pects. 3. Terminal care–Moral and ethical aspects. I. Longanacre, Cindy. II. Spivey, John. III. Title. R726.8.G56 1999 362.1'756 — dc21 99-30807 CIP Printed in the United States of America

To those whose stories we’ve shared with you and to those whose stories have yet to be told, we dedicate this book.

Contents

ForewordJosefina B. Magno, M.D.

IntroductionJohn Spivey 1. Death and DyingDenise Glavan 2. Was It Ethical? Was It Legal? Bobby’s StoryCindy Longanacre 3. Hope in the Midst of Suffering Denise Glavan 4. Going GentlyCindy Longanacre 5. Maintaining BoundariesCindy Longanacre 6. The Dis-ease of Stress Bobbi Crabb JenningswithJohn Spivey 7. If…Denise Glavan 8. Grief and Bereavement John SpiveywithShelly Hartwick 9. The Gift of YouAnn WinkwithJohn Spivey 10. In the EndJohn, Cindy,andDenise

Appendix A: Values History Form

Appendix B: Universal Precautions

Appendix C: Relieving the Dis-Ease of Stress

Appendix D: Positioning

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