Controversies in ethics in long-term care / Ellen Olson, Eileen R. Chichin, Leslie S. Libow, editors.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via Internet Archive)
Other Authors:	Olson, Ellen (Ellen Marie), 1951-, Chichin, Eileen R., Libow, Leslie S., 1933-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©1995.
Series:	Springer series on ethics, law, and aging.
Subjects:	Right to die. Older people > Long-term care > Moral and ethical aspects. Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects. Senile dementia > Treatment > Moral and ethical aspects. Terminal care > Moral and ethical aspects > Case studies. Aged. Ethics, Medical. Long-Term Care. Advance Directives. Dementia > therapy. Frail Elderly. Right to Die. Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Are advance directives the answer for the frail elderly? / John La Puma
Multiculturalism in nursing homes / Philip Boyle
Treatment termination in long-term care : implications for health care providers / Eileen R. Chichin
Treatment termination in long-term care : what about the physician? What about the family? / Ellen Olson
Home versus nursing home : getting beyond the differences / Bart J. Collopy
Comfort care in end-state dementia : what to do after deciding to do no more / Ann C. Hurley, Margaret A. Mahoney, Ladislav Volicer
The role of antibiotics in comfort care / Jack P. Freer, David W. Bentley
Treating people with dementia : when is it okay to stop? / Daniel Callahan
Treating people with dementia : can we afford not to stop? / Marianne C. Fahs
Some views on ethics and later life.

Similar Items