The Rights of Patients: The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights
Author:   George J. Annas
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 1992. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1992
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9781461267430


Pages:   315
Publication Date:   15 December 2012
Format:   Paperback
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George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: • hospital organization • hospital rules • emergency treatment • admission and discharge • the patient rights movement • informed consent • surgery • obstetrical care • human experimentation and research • privacy and confidentiality • care of the dying • death, autopsy, and organ donation • medical malpractice.

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Author:   George J. Annas
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2nd ed. 1992. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 1992
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9781461267430


ISBN 10:   1461267439
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   15 December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

I. The Patient Rights Movement.- II. How Hospitals Are Organized.- III. Rules Hospitals Must Follow.- IV. Emergency Medicine.- V. Admission and Discharge.- VI. Informed Consent.- VII. Surgery.- VIII. Pregnancy and Birth.- IX. Human Experimentation and Research.- X. Medical Records.- XI. Privacy and Confidentiality.- XII. Care of the Dying.- XIII. Death, Organ Donation, and Autopsy.- XIV. Medical Malpractice.- XV. The Patient Rights Advocate.- A Other Resources.- B. Patient Bill of Rights Act.- C. Sample Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney.- D. Right to Refuse Treatment Act.- E. How to Use Law and Medical Libraries.

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If you want your rights to be respected when you are hospitalized, get this book! -Boston Globe


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