Rights of Patients

The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights

AvGeorge J. Annas

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: • hospital organization • hospital rules • emergency treatment • admission and discharge • the patient rights movement • informed consent • surgery • obstetrical care • human experimentation and research • privacy and confidentiality • care of the dying • death, autopsy, and organ donation • medical malpractice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-12-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:511 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:315
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Humana Press Inc.
ISBN:9781461267430

Utforska kategorier

Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Recensioner i media

If you want your rights to be respected when you are hospitalized, get this book! -Boston Globe

Innehållsförteckning

I. The Patient Rights Movement.- II. How Hospitals Are Organized.- III. Rules Hospitals Must Follow.- IV. Emergency Medicine.- V. Admission and Discharge.- VI. Informed Consent.- VII. Surgery.- VIII. Pregnancy and Birth.- IX. Human Experimentation and Research.- X. Medical Records.- XI. Privacy and Confidentiality.- XII. Care of the Dying.- XIII. Death, Organ Donation, and Autopsy.- XIV. Medical Malpractice.- XV. The Patient Rights Advocate.- A Other Resources.- B. Patient Bill of Rights Act.- C. Sample Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney.- D. Right to Refuse Treatment Act.- E. How to Use Law and Medical Libraries.