Designated a Doody's Core Title!

Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award! >Bethel Ann Powers gives a comprehensive and thoughtful examination of the ethical issues that arise in long-term care. The first two chapters set the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions, and insightful commentary to illustrate practical approaches to understanding common ethical issues affecting nursing home residents.



Klappentext

Designated a Doody's Core Title!

Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

>Bethel Ann Powers gives a comprehensive and thoughtful examination of the ethical issues that arise in long-term care. The first two chapters set the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions, and insightful commentary to illustrate practical approaches to understanding common ethical issues affecting nursing home residents.



Inhalt

Foreword
Introduction
Living with Dementia
The Nursing Home Experience
Ethics in Action
Case Examples
Appendix: Nursing Home Ethics Committee Q&A
References

Titel
Nursing Home Ethics
Untertitel
Everyday Issues Affecting Residents with Dementia
EAN
9780826119650
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Genre
Veröffentlichung
09.09.2003
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
12.84 MB
Anzahl Seiten
240