To Do No Harm
Subtitle: Learning to Care for the Seriously Ill
Publisher: Humanity Books
Published: April 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781573926669
Subjects: Anthropology; Medical ethics; Medical / Nursing; Ethics; Health & Fitness; Psychology; Terminal care; Physician & Patient; Death & Dying; General; Care; Critically ill
First sentence: She walked into my office with a stricken look on her face, dropped into the chair next to my desk, and burst into tears.
Description: "To Do No Harm is a study of the ways people experience serious and life-threatening illnesses, the types of suffering they endure, and how we can come to understand their lives. Alan C. Mermann describes a course at the Yale School of Medicine that uses patients as teachers for students, helping them learn the impact of disease upon the whole person. He covers suffering in body, mind, and spirit. The book also discusses the hopes and means for a fully realized life for the professional healthcare provider through compassionate care of the sick."--Jacket.