Ethical issues in dementia care : making difficult decisions /

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There are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia - from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions. Many of these decisions are underpinned by value judgments about right and wrong and reflect a particular view of dementia. This book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Julian C.
Otros Autores: Baldwin, Clive, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
Colección:Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides.
Temas:
Dementia > Patients > Care > Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical ethics.
Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer Disease
Ethics, Clinical
Professional-Patient Relations > ethics
Ethics, Medical
Déments > Soins > Aspect moral.
Éthique médicale.
Maladie d'Alzheimer.
Geriatric Nursing.
Mental Health Services.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Alzheimer's disease
Medical ethics
Case Reports
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:There are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia - from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions. Many of these decisions are underpinned by value judgments about right and wrong and reflect a particular view of dementia. This book considers these ethical decisions in the context of relationships, treatment, safety and quality of life, offering practical guidance and advice. It draws on the experiences of family carers as well as on existing research and emphasizes the importance of empathy and the need to acknowledge d.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (144 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846425585
1846425581
9786610929313
6610929319

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