Nursing home care.

Abstract:

:The intent of this review is to highlight several difficult questions from a personal perspective while caring for debilitated elderly patients in a nursing home. These problems appear to be encountered less frequently in the acute-care setting. Where possible, supporting literature is cited and legal precedent is indicated. The following topics, among others, are discussed: a framework for physicians' ethical decisions, basic ethical principles, typical problems encountered by the physician, and considerations for withholding treatment.

journal_name

Clin Geriatr Med

authors

Wood JS

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1986-08-01 00:00:00

pages

601-15

issue

3

eissn

0749-0690

issn

1879-8853

journal_volume

2

pub_type

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