| Extending the Boundaries of Care: Medical Ethics and Caring Practices Contributor(s): Kohn, Tamara (Editor), McKechnie, Rosemary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1859731414 ISBN-13: 9781859731413 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questions of ethical responsibility and social diversity shaping the definitions of healthcare? In this topical study, scholars in anthropology, nursing theory, law and ethics explore questions involving the changing relationship between patient care and medical ethics. Contributors address issues that challenge the boundaries of patient care, such as: - HIV-related care and research - the impact of new reproductive technologies - preventative healthcare - technological breakthroughs that are changing personal-caring relationships. Chapters range from a consideration of the practicalities of nursing and family healthcare to a debate about ' universal human needs' and patients' rights. This book is a provocative exploration of the ways in which healthcare models are socially constructed. It will be of interest to policy-makers, medical practitioners and administrators, as well as students of sociology, anthropology and social policy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Ethics - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Caregiving |
| Dewey: 174.2 |
| LCCN: 00500437 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.46" W x 8.51" (0.56 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questions of ethical responsibility and social diversity shaping the definitions of healthcare?In this topical study, scholars in anthropology, nursing theory, law and ethics explore questions involving the changing relationship between patient care and medical ethics. Contributors address issues that challenge the boundaries of patient care, such as: - HIV-related care and research- the impact of new reproductive technologies- preventative healthcare- technological breakthroughs that are changing personal-caring relationships.Chapters range from a consideration of the practicalities of nursing and family healthcare to a debate about 'universal human needs' and patients' rights.This book is a provocative exploration of the ways in which healthcare models are socially constructed. It will be of interest to policy-makers, medical practitioners and administrators, as well as students of sociology, anthropology and social policy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kohn, Tamara: - Tamara Kohn is in the Department of Anthropology, University of Durham.McKechnie, Rosemary: - Rosemary McKechnie is in the Bath College of Higher Education. |