Screen LibraryClinical ethics：a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine
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| Group Author: | ; |
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McGraw Hill, Medical Pub. Division,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 202 p.: ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0071387633 (softcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R |
| CLC: | R-052 |
| Call Number: | R-052/J81/5th.ed. |
| Contents: | 1.1 Inappropriate interventions -- 1.2 Orders not to attempt resuscitation -- 1.3 Care of the dying patient -- 1.4 Legal implications of forgoing treatment -- 1.5 Determination of death -- 2.1 Informed consent -- 2.2 Decisional capacity -- 2.3 Beliefs due to religious and cultural diversity -- 2.4 Truthful communication -- 2.5 Competent refusal of treatment -- 2.6 Advance planning -- 2.7 Decision-making for the mentally incapacitated patient -- 2.8 The limits of patient preferences -- 2.9 Failure to cooperate with medical recommendations -- 2.10 Alternative medicine -- 3.1 Enhancing quality |