Overview

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 required medical facilities to provide patients with written notification of their right to refuse or consent to medical treatment. Using the act as an important vehicle for improving the health care decision making process, this book explains the act's social, legal, and ethical background by focusing on well-known cases such as those of Karen Ann Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan - and explores ways in which physicians and other caregivers can help patients face complex issues in contemporary health care practices.

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Author:   Lawrence P. Ulrich
Publisher:   Georgetown University Press
Imprint:   Georgetown University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.540kg
ISBN:  

9780878407484

ISBN 10:   0878407480
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   18 July 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780878407477
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Requirements of the Patient Self-Determination ActThe Explicit Demands of the LawThe Spirit of the Law 2. The Legal Background of the Patient Self-Determination ActEthics and the LawThe Case of Karen Ann QuinlanThe Case of William BartlingThe Case of Paul BrophyTHe Case of Nancy CruzanGeneral Implications 3. The Social and Technological Background for the Patient Self-Determination ActThe Expectations of HealthcareThe Physician-Patient RelationshipThe Technological Pressures on Healthcare DeliveryThe Difficulty of Limiting Technology in HealthcareHealthcare Costs and the Demands of Justice 4. The Human Context of the Patient Self-Determination ActThe Recognition of Human FinitudeThe Asseriotn of Personal DignityThe Role of the Virtues in Conducting the Moral Life 5. The Institutional Context of the Patient Self-Determination ActThe Social Obligations of InstitutionsThe Mission of the InstitutionHealthcare Institutions as Center of Education 6. The Ethical Foundations of the Patient Self-Determination ActThe Supporting Principles of BioethicsThe Role of the Virtues in Clinical DecisionsInformed ConsentDecisional CapacityThe Right to Refuse TreatmentDemands for TreatmentClinical FutilityAn Integration of Ethical Issues 7. Advance DirectivesThe Nature of Advance DirectivesThe Social Justification for Advance DirectivesGeneral Problems with Advance DirectivesAdvantages and Disadvantages of Advance DirectivesWriting an Advance DirectiveContent of Advance DirectivesAssistance in Writing Advance Directives 8. The Roles of Healthcare ProfessionalsPreparing the ProfessionalThe Role of the PhysicianThe Role of Social Services and ChaplaincyThe Role of NursingPerspective 9. The Role of the Responsible PatientSetting the StageThe Moral Responsibility for Making DecisionsDeveloping a Life of VirtueEssential Virtues of the Responsible PatientSummary Conclusion Index

Reviews

Brings some light to those lost in the darkness of properly defining the boundaries of the patient's role in the health care decision making process... offers a wealth of knowledge to bioethicists, caregivers, health policy makers, members of institutional ethics committees, and lawyers. -- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)

Author Information

Lawrence P. Ulrich, a professor of philosophy at the University of Dayton, serves as an ethics consultant for a number of medical institutions. His extensive writings about health care ethics include several training programs for health care professionals.

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