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The ethics of caring for older people

Title
The ethics of caring for older people / British Medical Association.
Publication
Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.

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Additional Authors
British Medical Association.
Description
x, 136 p.; 22 cm.
Uniform Title
Older person.
Subject
  • Older people > Medical care > Moral and ethical aspects > Great Britain
  • Informed consent (Medical law) > Great Britain
  • Advance directives (Medical care) > Great Britain
  • Patient refusal of treatment > Great Britain
  • Refusal to treat > Great Britain
Note
  • Rev. ed. of: The older person : consent and care : report of the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing. 1995.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Importance of communication and barriers to it -- Ethical issues regarding consent and refusal -- Legal issues regarding consent and refusal -- Privacy and confidentiality -- Consent to use of protective measures and restraint -- Helping people make decisions in advance -- Care at the end of life and preparing for a good death.
ISBN
  • 9781405176279
  • 140517627X
LCCN
2008033370
OCLC
  • ocn237194966
  • SCSB-14652952
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library