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ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE CARE OF CANCER PATIENTS

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 1992
Nearly all the topics considered by medical ethics generally present themselves to those caring for cancer patients. Although most attention may be given to questions of resource allocation and limiting treatment, other issues are of equal importance. Providing respect and compassion for patients may be even more important.
D H, Smith, K, McCarty
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Transgender Patients, Hospitalists, and Ethical Care

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2016
Meeting the needs of current and future transgender individuals is a pressing medical concern. The transgender community faces unique health issues, including an elevated risk of HIV infection in male-to-female transgender people and high rates of violence, suicide, and substance abuse.
Matthew W, McCarthy, Elizabeth, Reis, Joseph J, Fins   +2 more
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Ethical Oversight of Research on Patient Care

Hastings Center Report, 2013
AbstractThe Institute of Medicine has called on health care leaders to transform their health systems into “learning health care systems,” capable of studying and continuously improving their practices. Learning health care systems commit to carrying out numerous kinds of investigations, ranging from clinical effectiveness studies to quality ...
Mildred Z, Solomon, Ann C, Bonham
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The Nursing Shortage, Patient Care, and Ethics

Orthopaedic Nursing, 2001
Although nursing shortages are not new, many nurses consider the present shortage to be different from those in the past. Nurses are again questioning whether patients are receiving the quality of care they deserve. Overwhelmed by this nursing shortage, nurses are trying to reconcile how to fulfill their duties to advocate for good patient care and to ...
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Ethical Aspects in the Care of Patients with AIDS

Neurologic Clinics, 1989
Over 91,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in United States, and it has been estimated that more than 1 million individuals are currently infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The disease is growing most rapidly among intravenous drug abusers and minority patients. This accentuates some medical and ethical problems.
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Ethical Dimensions of the Care of Patients with Glaucoma

European Journal of Ophthalmology, 1994
The thesis of this report is that ethical considerations frequently take precedence over other considerations in the care of patients with glaucoma. This relates at least partially to the still incomplete knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of patients with glaucoma.
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Ethical Concerns Caring for the Stroke Patient

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2020
Stroke is a sudden, unexpected illness with an uncertain prognosis for functional recovery. Ethical issues in the care of patients with stroke include assessment of decision-making capacity when cognition or communication is impaired, prognostication, evaluation of quality of life, withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment, and how to ...
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Veterinary Clinical Ethics and Patient Care Dilemmas

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2021
Veterinary ethical dilemmas are common, complex, and unavoidable. Creating a transparent and deliberate approach to ethical issues empowers the entire veterinary team and reduces stress associated with these dilemmas. This article discusses ethical considerations and principles and propose use of the 4Es model and core communication skills to address ...
Callie, Fogle, Joanne, Intile, Mary Katherine, Sheats   +2 more
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The Ethics of Caring for Patients With HIV or AIDS

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1990
Abstract Health care professionals encounter many ethical issues in the care of persons who are HIV positive or who have been diagnosed as having AIDS. Such issues include the allocation of scarce resources for research and health care; the use of various methods of disease control, including mandatory testing, forced isolation ...
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Care of Patients with Incurable Cancer

Nursing Ethics, 1998
This article aims to identify and describe the ethical dilemmas that are involved in the care of patients with incurable cancer. The data were collected in semistructured focused interviews with 32 patients, 13 nurses and 13 doctors from two central hospitals and four community health centres. The interviews were tape-recorded and transcribed verbatim.
M, Kuuppelomäki, S, Lauri
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