Palliative care ethics: a companion for all specialties

By:

Randall, F

Contributor(s):

Downie, R

Publication details: U.K Oxford University Press 1999Edition: 2ndISBN:

0192630687

Subject(s):

Summary: Palliative care is a rapidly growing area within health care and one in which there are many ethical dilemmas. Chronically and terminally ill patients increasingly wish to take control of their own lives and deaths, resources and scarce technology has created controversial life-prolonging treatment. This book has been written by a clinician and a teacher and writer of health care ethics to provide all those who care for the terminally ill - doctors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, clergy and other carers - wiyth the concepts and principles to assist then in difficult decisions. A central theme, that technical expertise must be controlled by humane, non-technical judgements, runs through the text/ The book includes genuine case histories to illustrate ethical issues in the real world.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	CEME Library (NELFT) Shelves	WT640 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE11998

Palliative care is a rapidly growing area within health care and one in which there are many ethical dilemmas. Chronically and terminally ill patients increasingly wish to take control of their own lives and deaths, resources and scarce technology has created controversial life-prolonging treatment. This book has been written by a clinician and a teacher and writer of health care ethics to provide all those who care for the terminally ill - doctors, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, clergy and other carers - wiyth the concepts and principles to assist then in difficult decisions. A central theme, that technical expertise must be controlled by humane, non-technical judgements, runs through the text/ The book includes genuine case histories to illustrate ethical issues in the real world.

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