Nursing home ethics : everyday issues affecting residents with dementia / Bethel Ann Powers.
"The author sets the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer Pub,
[2003]
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| Summary: | "The author sets the stage by exploring the pre-nursing home experiences of families living with dementia and, in contrast, how residents and family members experience life in the nursing home. The following chapters contain detailed hypothetical cases that include questions, possible actions, and insightful commentary to illustrate practical approaches to understanding ethical everyday issues affecting nursing home residents. The book also contains a useful Appendix focusing on creating a Nursing Home Ethics Committee."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 215 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-207) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826119646 9780826119643 |