Screen LibraryResolving ethical dilemmas：a guide for clinicians
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Publication Dates: | c2005. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 309 p.: ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0781753570 |
| Index Number: | R |
| CLC: | R-052 |
| Call Number: | R-052/L795/3rd.ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. An approach to ethical dilemmas in patient care -- Overview of ethical guidelines -- Informed consent -- Promoting the patients best interests -- Confidentiality -- Avoiding deception, nondisclosure -- Keeping promises -- An approach to decisions -- Futile interventions -- Decision-making capacity -- Refusal of treatment by competent, informed patients -- Standards for decisions when patients lack decision-making capacity -- Surrogate decision-making -- Persistent disagreements over care -- Confusing ethical distinctions -- Ethics committees and case consultations -- Do not attempt resuscita |