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Introduction

Important Issues in the
   Care of the Dying

Your “Job” in the Death and
   Dying Process

Hierarchy of the Dying
   Person’s Needs

Living with Spiritual Distress

Overview on Death from a
   Traditional Jewish Perspective

The Role of Culture and Diversity

Signs of Impending Death

Resources

Action Ideas That Work

“Real” Intersection of Systems

Helping Individuals Face Important
   Decisions at the End of Life

Questions That are Good    Conversation Starters

Common Questions and Answers

Advance Care Planning

Advance Health Care Directive

Living Will

Durable Power of Attorney for
    Health Affairs

Hospice Care

Helping Survivors Deal With Grief

Questions and Answers About
    Health Care Directives

Handouts

References

References

A special “thank you” is extended to the following:

  • Dr. Marjorie Schaffer for her contributions and dedication to end of life nursing care
  • The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) for its comprehensive education materials aimed at improving end-of-life care by nurses
i
 Last Acts Partnership, Retrieved September 2, 2004, http://www.lastactspartnership.org/index_main.html.
ii
 Ebersole, P., & Hess, P. (1994). Toward Healthy Aging (p. 752). St. Louis, MO: Mosby
iii
 Frauser, M, Lo, K, & Kelly, R. (21996). Spiritual care. Trainer Certification Program [Manual]. Largo, FL: Hospice Institute of the Florida Suncoast.
iv
 American Psychological Association, Retrieved September 2, 2004, http://www.apa.org/pi/eol/diversity.html.
v
 Access to End-of-Life Care, Retrieved September 28, 2004, www.access2eolcare.org
vi
 Adapted from the Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH.
vii
 American Geriatrics Society Health in Aging Foundation, Retrieved September 2, 2004, http://healthinaging.org/about/
viii
 Minnesota Department of Health, Retrieved October 4, 2004, http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/profinfo/advdir.htm
ix
 Minnesota Department of Health, Retrieved October 4, 2004, http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/profinfo/advdir.htm
x
 Minnesota Department of Health, Retrieved October 4, 2004, http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/profinfo/advdir.htm
xi
 Minnesota Department of Health, Retrieved October 4, 2004, http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/profinfo/advdir.htm
xii
 Hospice Minnesota, Retrieved September 28, 2004, http://www.mnhospice.org
xiii
 Hospice Minnesota, Retrieved September 28, 2004, http://www.mnhospice.org
xiv
 ELNEC handout, 2004
xv Adapted: Klein, S. (1998). Heavenly Hursty: Surviving AIDS-Related Deaths and Losses. New York, NY: Baywood Publishing Company.
xvi Adapted from Worden, J.W. (1996). Children with Grief. When a Parent Dies. New York: The Guilford Press. Corr, C.A., Nabe, C.M., & Corr, D.M. (1997). Death and Dying, Life and Living, 2nd edition. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
xvii Adapted from Waszak, E.L. (1997). Grief, Difficult Time – Simple Steps. Taylor & Francis.