Ethical challenges in multi-cultural patient care : cross cultural issues at the end of life

種類:

電子ブック

責任表示:

H. Russell Searight.

出版情報:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

著者名:

• Searight, H. Russell,
• Gale (Firm)

シリーズ名:

Springer briefs in ethics ;
Gale eBooks ;

ISBN:

9783030235444 [3030235440] (: electronic book)    

注記:

Includes bibliographical references.
1. History and background of end-of-life decision-making and culture -- 2. Ethical theories applied to end-of-life medical care -- 3. A history of physican "truth telling," informed consent, legal and religious perspectives on end-of-life care -- 4. Whether and how to inform patients of "bad news," family dynamics at the end of life -- 5. Advance directives, do not resuscitate orders, hospice, organ transplantation and physician assisted suicide -- 6. Why is there such diversity in preferences for end-of-life care? Explanations and narratives -- 7. Conclusion: continuing changes in marriage and family: supporting diverse perspectives on end-of-life decision-making.
This book describes cross-cultural aspects of end-of-life decision-making in the context of developments in the U.S. such as patient informed consent, "right to die" legal cases, and the federal Patient Self-Determination Act, and reviews the history of informed consent in medicine. Includes cross-cultural health care decision-making from the perspective of multiple philosophical theories including deontology, utilitarianism, virtues, principlism, and communitarian ethics.

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