02650nam a22004214a 4500 ebr10150100 CaPaEBR 20260707183716.0 m u cr cn||||||||| 051028s2006 nyu sb 001 0 eng 2005056178 GBA629327 bnb 101260874 DNLM 013420230 Uk 0071441999 (softcover) 0071100555 (International ed.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)647611689 R724 .J66 2006eb 174/.2 22 148071 119323 Jonsen, Albert R. 200200 Clinical ethics [electronic resource] : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine / Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, William J. Winslade. 6th ed. New York : McGraw Hill, Medical Pub. Division, c2006. vi, 227 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Indicated and nonindicated interventions-- Orders not to resuscitation (DNR) -- Legal implications of forgoing treatment -- Determination of death -- Informed consent -- Decisional capacity -- Beliefs due to religious and cultural diversity -- Truthful communication -- Competent refusal of treatment -- Advance planning -- Decision making for the mentally incapacitated patient -- The limits of patient preferences -- Failure to cooperate with medical recommendations -- Alternative medicine -- Enhancing quality of life -- Compromised quality of life and life-sustaining interventions -- Euthanasia and assisted suicide -- Care of the dying patient -- Suicide -- Role of interested parties -- Confidentiality of medical information -- The economics of clinical care -- Allocation of scarce health resources -- Influence of religion on clinical decisions -- The role of the law in clinical decisions -- Clinical research -- Clinical teaching -- Occupational medicine -- Public health -- Ethics committees -- Ethics consultation. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical ethics. 757 Medical ethics Case studies. 131589 Electronic books. local 190 Siegler, Mark, 1941- 200201 Winslade, William J. 200202 ebrary, Inc. 191 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10150100 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 148071 119323