UID:
almafu_9961448684102883
Format:
1 online resource (226 pages)
ISBN:
1-78450-896-9
Content:
Clinical dilemmas in dementia contexts are often not because the clinical facts are in doubt, but because the ethical and legal underpinnings are uncertain - which can cause worry and confusion. This practical book will help nurses, healthcare assistants and other practitioners to think through their responses clearly in the midst of these difficult situations. The chapters all stand alone, allowing the reader to dip quickly in and out of the book as required. They address complex issues such as abuse, behaviour that challenges, forced care, treatment withdrawal, and contain clinical case vignettes throughout. This is essential reading to give practitioners the confidence that good legal and ethical decisions can be made in the same way as good clinical decisions.
Note:
Intro -- Dementia, Law and Ethics -- Cover -- Of related interest -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedications -- Contents -- Foreword by Keith Oliver -- Acknowledgements -- Disclaimer -- Abbreviations -- Statute Laws -- Preface -- 1. Introduction and Synopsis -- Part I: Setting the Scene -- 2. Dementia and the Relevance of Law and Ethics -- 3. Introduction to Law -- 4. Introduction to Ethics -- Part II: Issues -- 5. Diagnosis -- 6. Driving -- 7. Being Locked In -- 8. Monitoring -- 9. Abuse -- 10. Taking Risks -- 11. Going into Care -- 12. Forced Care -- 13. Treatment of Behaviour That Is Challenging -- 14. Medication -- 15. Sexuality and Relationships -- 16. Lying -- 17. Whistle-Blowing -- 18. Admission to Hospital -- 19. Food and Drink -- 20. Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment -- 21. Death and Dying -- Part III: Coda -- 22. Bringing It All Together in Practice -- Further Reading -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-78592-510-5
Language:
English
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