The Rights of Patients
Download or Read eBook The Rights of Patients PDF written by George J. Annas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : George J. Annas |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781461203971 |
| ISBN-13 | : 146120397X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Rights of Patients by : George J. Annas
Book excerpt: 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.
