TY  - BOOK
AU  - Berlinger,Nancy
TI  - After harm: medical error and the ethics of forgiveness 
SN  - 0801881676
AV  - R729.8 .B47 2005
U1  - 610 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Baltimore, Md., London
PB  - Johns Hopkins University Press
KW  - Medical errors
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Physicians
KW  - Professional ethics
KW  - Physician and patient
KW  - Medical ethics
KW  - Forgiveness
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Ethics
KW  - Physician-Patient Relations
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2004028263-b.html
ER  -