After harm : medical error and the ethics of forgiveness / Nancy Berlinger.
Material type: TextPublisher: Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005Description: xviii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0801881676
- 9780801881671
- Medical error and the ethics of forgiveness
- 610 22
- R729.8 .B47 2005
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 610 BER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A267946B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-150) and index.
1. Narrative ethics -- 2. Physicians' narratives -- 3. Patients' and families' narratives -- 4. Disclosure -- 5. Apology -- 6. Repentance -- 7. Forgiveness -- 8. Ethical action.
"Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS." "While most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors, the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated. According to Nancy Berlinger, conversations on patient safety are missing several important components: religious voices, traditions, and models." "In After Harm, Berlinger draws on sources in theology, ethics, religion, and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients, families, and clinicians affected by medical error."--BOOK JACKET.
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