The ethics of caring for older people
By: British Medical Association.
Contributors: British Medical Association.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: BMJ Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781405176279
Subjects: 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; Health Services for the Aged -- ethics; Aged; Informed Consent -- ethics; Nursing Care -- ethics; Patient Rights -- ethics
Other titles: Older person.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The older person : consent and care : report of the British Medical Association and the Royal College of Nursing. 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Importance of communication and barriers to it; title: Ethical issues regarding consent and refusal; title: Legal issues regarding consent and refusal; title: Privacy and confidentiality; title: Consent in relation to use of restraint and other protective measures; title: Helping people make decisions in advance; title: Care at the end of life and preparing for a good death.