Ethical Patient Care
Subtitle: A Casebook for Geriatric Health Care Teams
Contributors: Mathy D. Mezey (Editor); Christine K. Cassel (Editor); Melissa M. Bottrell (Editor); Kathryn Hyer (Editor); Judith L. Howe (Editor); Terry T. Fulmer (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: January 16, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780801867705
Subjects: General practice; Geriatric medicine; Medical ethics; Medical / Nursing; Geriatricians; Professional ethics; Nursing - Gerontology; Medical; Health Services for the Aged; Geriatrics; Ethics; Gerontology; Medical / Ethics
First sentence: Patients and health care providers are confronted daily by an ever-growing number of options for the diagnosis and management of disease.
Description: This book is designed to teach effective and responsible group decision making to clinicians working in teams to treat older patients. The editors use case studies to present ethical dilemmas that team members encounter.