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 -...
How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questio...
An exploration of the ways in which healthcare models are socially constructed, this text explores questions involving the changing relationship between patient care and medical ethics. The practicalities of nursing and family healthcare are examined.
An exploration of the ways in which healthcare models are socially constructed, this text explores questions involving the changing relationship betwe...