End-of-Life Care : Ethics and Law / Joan McCarthy ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCarthy, Joan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Moral and ethical aspects.

Death.

Terminal care--Law and legislation--Ireland.

Terminal care.

Medical ethics.

Terminal care--Moral and ethical aspects--Ireland.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (468 p. )

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers an Ethical Framework for end-of-life decision making in healthcare settings. The Framework, consisting of eight Modules of Learning, is a set of educational resources for health professionals, allied professionals, healthcare ethics and law lecturers and students.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction

Module 1: Explaining Ethics

Module 2: The Ethics of Breaking Bad News

Module 3: Healthcare Decision-making and the Role of Rights

Module 4: Patient Autonomy in Law and Practice

Module 5: The Ethics of Managing Pain

Module 6: The Ethics of Life-Prolonging Treatments (LPTs)

Module 7: The Ethics of Confidentiality and Privacy

Module 8: Ethical Governance in Clinical Care and Research

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78205-022-1

1-908634-16-2

OCLC:

793012609