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Critical Care, Love, and Decision Making is a compassionate, practical guide for families facing the sudden hospitalization, critical illness, or possible loss of a loved one. Drawing from decades of experience supporting families in intensive-care settings, Ivan Sampson explains the unfamiliar decisions, relationships, and systems families may encounter during a medical crisis.
Written in clear, accessible language, the book explores end-of-life planning, family decision-making, legal next of kin, communication with critical-care teams, code status, long-term care, brain death, comfort care, hospice, organ and tissue donation, medical examiner involvement, funeral arrangements, and community resources. Personal stories and real-world insights help readers understand not only what may happen, but also how love, grief, uncertainty, and family dynamics can shape each decision.
The book also includes practical workbook exercises and checklists to help readers organize emergency contacts, important documents, advance healthcare directives, medical powers of attorney, account information, and personal wishes. Critical Care, Love, and Decision Making encourages families to have difficult conversations before a crisis occurs—offering preparation, clarity, and compassionate guidance for moments when every decision matters.
Critical Care, Love, and Decision Making is a compassionate, practical guide for families facing the sudden hospitalization, critical illness, or possible loss of a loved one. Drawing from decades of experience supporting families in intensive-care settings, Ivan Sampson explains the unfamiliar decisions, relationships, and systems families may encounter during a medical crisis.
Written in clear, accessible language, the book explores end-of-life planning, family decision-making, legal next of kin, communication with critical-care teams, code status, long-term care, brain death, comfort care, hospice, organ and tissue donation, medical examiner involvement, funeral arrangements, and community resources. Personal stories and real-world insights help readers understand not only what may happen, but also how love, grief, uncertainty, and family dynamics can shape each decision.
The book also includes practical workbook exercises and checklists to help readers organize emergency contacts, important documents, advance healthcare directives, medical powers of attorney, account information, and personal wishes. Critical Care, Love, and Decision Making encourages families to have difficult conversations before a crisis occurs—offering preparation, clarity, and compassionate guidance for moments when every decision matters.