Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Ethical and Legal Issues in Home Health and Long-Term Care gives home health care providers practical approaches to the ethical and legal issues unique to home health care. The authors provide a sophisticated yet practical framework for developing and applying an ethics action plan. From establishing an ethics committee to integrating legal, clinical, and organizational concerns, to providing key medical-ethical decision making criteria for end-of-life decisions, the book offers home health and other community-based providers a comprehensive resource to guide staff and to avoid liability.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-226) and index.