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Smith, Sheri,

Ethical issues in home health care / by Sheri Smith, Rosalind Ekman Ladd, Lynn Pasquerella. - Second edition. - xii, 243 pages ; 27 cm

Ladd's name appears first on the earlier ed.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.

Ethical decision making -- Patients' decisions, nurses' dilemmas -- The role of the family -- Safeguarding secrets, protecting privacy -- Patients who do not "follow orders" -- Respecting cultural differences -- Facing the end of life -- Nurses' responsibilities, nurses' rights -- Caring for the mentally ill -- Caring for children.

ISBN: 0398078084 9780398078089 0398078092 9780398078096

LCCN: 2008004196

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Home care services--Moral and ethical aspects
Home nursing--Moral and ethical aspects
Nurse-Patient Relations--ethics
Ethics, Nursing

LC Class. No.: RA645.3 / .L33 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 174.2