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Would you take this patient home?
— safety in home care of the frail elderly: dilemmas and trade-offs | | Author(s) | Robert L Perkel |
| Journal title | The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 16, no 4, Fall 1997 |
| Pages | pp 24-30 |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Safety services ; Social ethics ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Most older people want to go back to their homes after stays in hospital or other long-term care. The question frequently asked by health care providers is whether or not it is safe for patients to return home. This article uses three case studies to discuss potentially less safe home environments based on ethical principles: autonomy (truth-telling and confidentiality); beneficence; non-maleficence; justice; and futility. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980129237 A |
| Classmark | N: OK: TQ: 7T |
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