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Ethical Issues in Dementia Care

Name: Ethical Issues in Dementia Care
Brand: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
SKU: 9781843103578
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JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERSISBN: 9781843103578

Making Difficult Decisions

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By Julian C. Hughes, Clive Baldwin
Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Format: PAPERBACK
Dimensions: 216 x 139 mm
Weight: 200 g
Pages: 144

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There are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions. Many of these decisions are underpinned by value judgments about right and wrong and reflect a particular view of dementia. This book considers these ethical decisions in the context of relationships, treatment, safety and quality of life, offering practical guidance and advice. It draws on the experiences of family carers as well as on existing research and emphasizes the importance of empathy and the need to acknowledge different perspectives in order to reach the best decision for the person with dementia. In particular the authors discuss the way that decision makers are themselves changed by the decisions they make, and the impact of this on the decision-making process. This book should be read by all those who work caring for people with dementia.

Acknowledgements.; Preface.; 1. Making moral decisions: from consequences, duties and principles to conscience.; 2. Being true: relationships, empathic understanding and communication.; 3. Concerned to treat.; 4. Keeping them safe.; 5. It's the quality that counts, but how do we decide?; 6. Making decisions in practice. References. Index.

Ethical issues is one of the Bradford Dementia Groups good practice guides and is intended for all those who care for people with dementia. It is well written and clearly presented. It aims to help in making all types of difficult decisions. Every situation is unique - there are no universal right answers ""being more reflective"" is the message implicit in every page.

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