Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Patient Self-determination Act. Meeting the Challenges in Patient Care.
Lawrence P. Ulrich
€ 74.35
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Patient Self-determination Act. Meeting the Challenges in Patient Care.
Paperback. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. This title explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. Using this Act as an important vehicle for improving the health care decisionmaking process, Lawrence P. Ulrich explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan, and he explores ways in which physicians and other caregivers can help patients face the complex issues in contemporary health care practices. According to Ulrich, health care facilities often address the letter of the ... Read more
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. Using this Act as an important vehicle for improving the health care decisionmaking process, Lawrence P. Ulrich explains the social, legal, and ethical background to the Act by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan, and he explores ways in which physicians and other caregivers can help patients face the complex issues in contemporary health care practices. According to Ulrich, health care facilities often address the letter of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Series
Clinical Medical Ethics
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878407484
SKU
V9780878407484
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Lawrence P. Ulrich
Lawrence P. Ulrich, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton, serves as an ethics consultant for a number of medical institutions. His extensive writings about health care ethics include several training programs for health care professionals.
Reviews for The Patient Self-determination Act. Meeting the Challenges in Patient Care.
Brings some light to those lost in the darkness of properly defining the boundaries of the patient's role in the health care decision making process ... offers a wealth of knowledge to bioethicists, caregivers, health policy makers, members of institutional ethics committees, and lawyers. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)