Chaplains as Partners in Medical Decision-Making

Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Herausgeber: Pugliese, Karen; Wirpsa, M Jeanne

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A collection of comprehensive case studies demonstrating the important role of the chaplain in assisting patients with life limiting illnesses in their medical decision-making. The contributors are from a diverse range of settings and feature a variety of religious traditions to show the full range of chaplains' approaches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781784509972
• ISBN-10: 1784509973
• Artikelnr.: 57578935

Autorenporträt

Edited by M. Jeanne Wirpsa and Karen Pugliese. Foreword by George Fitchett. Afterword by Martin Walton

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - George Fitchett
Rush University
USA; Introduction - M. Jeanne Wirpsa and Karen Pugliese
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago; PART I - STORY MATTERS: PATIENT AS PERSON Karen Pugliese; 1. 'It was an easy choice. I'm not ready to die.' -- Keith
a 59-year-old living with Stage IV bladder cancer
Paul Galchutt
University of Minnesota Health Fairview
USA; 2.'Glen's Mission' - a 72-year-old man
living until his sense of purpose was fulfilled
Jim Hogg
Memorial Hermann Hospital -Texas
USA; 3. 'I don't want to put them through anything more. They've already done enough for me' - Bob
a middle-aged husband and father as he faces treatment decisions for his second life-threatening cancer
M. Jeanne Wirpsa; 4. Critical Response to Story Matters: Patient as Person Case Studies
A Chaplain's Perspective
Anne Windholz
AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center
USA; 5. Critical Response to Story Matters: Patient as Person Case Studies
A Palliative Care Physician's Perspective
Nora Segar
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
USA; PART II - EMOTIONS AND FAMILY DYNAMICS THAT IMPACT MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING
Karen Pugliese and M. Jeanne Wirpsa; 6. 'She has fed all of us. How can we not feed her?' - Ray
the grandson of family matriarch
Rita
Keith W. Goheen
Beebe Healthcare
USA; 7. 'Take this trach out; I don't want to live this way'- Mark
a middle-aged man with acute respiratory disease
Melanie Swofford
Cape Fear Valley Health System
USA; 8. 'I don't want to give up on him
but I don't want to hurt him either.' - Aaron's family as they struggle to do right by this 45-year-old who suffered a sudden life-threatening injury
Teresamarie T. Vilagos
Carolinas Rehabilitation
USA; 9. Critical Response to Emotions and Family Dynamics Case Studies
A Chaplain's Perspective
Linda F. Piotrowski
National Association of Catholic Chaplains
USA; 10. Critical Response to Emotions and Family Dynamics Case Studies
A Psychologist's Perspective
Debjani Mukherjee
Northwestern University
USA; PART III - NEGOTIATING RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
M. Jeanne Wirpsa; 11. 'If G-d feels Sara should experience a recovery
it will be a great gift. However
if G-d doesn't
my belief system will never change.' - Leah
an Orthodox Jew
speaking about G-d's role in her daughter's devastating illness
Abraham Axelrud
The Wagner School of New York University
USA; 12. 'She's dying from a broken heart' - Mary telling the story of her sister Alma's death
Michelle Kirby
VA San Diego Healthcare System and Naval Medical Center
USA; 13. 'Allah Will Decide' - Ayesah
a 50-year-old Palestinian Muslim woman dying in the ICU
Emily Rosencrans
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
USA; 14. Critical Response to Religious and Cultural Differences Case Studies
A Chaplain's Perspective
Karen Lieberman; 15. Critical Response to Religious and Cultural Differences Case Studies
A Family Medicine Physician's Response
Christopher Smyre
Northwestern McGaw Family Medicine Residency
USA; Afterword
Martin Walton
Protestant Theological University
The Netherlands