Assuring safety in long-term care
This volume explores the concept of safety as applied in the long term care context. Chapters examine the way in which the quest for safety may work either synergistically or adversely upon other worthy social goals. Among the initiatives considered are promoting the decision-making autonomy of pati...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer
2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Ethics, law, and aging review ;
v. 9. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798369606719 |
| Sumario: | This volume explores the concept of safety as applied in the long term care context. Chapters examine the way in which the quest for safety may work either synergistically or adversely upon other worthy social goals. Among the initiatives considered are promoting the decision-making autonomy of patients/clients and their surrogates, enhancing the quality of care and quality of life available to long term care residents, and providing fair compensation for injured victims when serious harm occurs. Questions addressed that are of concern to legal and ethical theorists, social science researchers |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781281806741 9786611806743 9780826116376 |
