Nursing Home Ethics

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Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-06-01
Publisher(s): SPRINGER PUB CO INC
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Summary

Univ. of Rochester, NY. Reprint discusses ethical issues arising in nursing homes with dementia patients. Presents real-life cases to illustrate ethical issues and discusses how to solve problems, keeping in mind the needs and interests of all concerned. Also provides ways of dealing with nursing home residents and their families. Softcover. Previous edition listed AP week 2004-1.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Introduction xi
Acknowledgments xx
Chapter 1: Living With Dementia 1(28)
Overview
1(1)
"It was such an unexpected thing."
2(3)
"It came to the point where we needed a diagnosis."
5(5)
"She fought me tooth and nail."
10(6)
"It was traumatic for her and for us."
16(2)
"There was no way we could let her live alone."
18(2)
"I don't think they watched her very well."
20(2)
"We decided to move in with her."
22(1)
"I wanted to make everything right and you just can't."
23(1)
"I felt like I'd be betraying him."
24(2)
"It's brought us close together."
26(2)
Postscript
28(1)
Chapter 2: The Nursing Home Experience 29(30)
Overview
29(1)
"I remember thinking, 'This just is happening too fast.' "
29(4)
"I have to be her advocate."
33(4)
"I want to go home."
37(1)
Care Concerns — "That's not my idea . . . but I would never say anything."
38(4)
Social Concerns — "Days are slow and not very interesting."
42(2)
Environmental Concerns — "Sharing a room was very hard."
44(10)
Nursing Homes and Long Term Care — "It's the way society is today."
54(5)
Chapter 3: Ethics in Action 59(41)
Overview
59(1)
What Counts as an Ethical Matter
60(2)
Application of Ethics in Practice
62(5)
Contextual Considerations
67(2)
Organizational Subcultures
69(2)
Universal Moral Concerns
71(3)
Frameworks for Assessing Resident-Focused Issues
74(26)
Chapter 4: Case Examples 100(71)
Overview
100(1)
Case Examples
101(70)
My Favorite Things
109(3)
Breaking Bad News
112(3)
I'm Scared of Him
115(4)
It Feels Just Like Jail
119(5)
Night and Day
124(8)
As I Remember Him
132(3)
Timing is Everything
135(7)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
142(3)
A Moving Experience
145(6)
I'm Ready to Go Home
151(5)
Please, Just One More Bite
156(8)
Get Me Out Of Here
164(7)
Appendix: Nursing Home Ethics Committee Q & A 171(26)
Sample Case Review Record
193(2)
Sample Resources
195(2)
References 197(12)
Index 209

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