TY - JOUR
T1 - Limiting treatment in long-term care facilities
T2 - the need for policies or guidelines.
AU - Ryden, M. B.
AU - Miles, S. H.
PY - 1987/3/1
Y1 - 1987/3/1
N2 - Carefully constructed policies or guidelines for the limitation of treatment in long-term care facilities are necessary to ensure that such limitation is consistent with ethical and legal principles. These protocols can be useful in protecting the rights of the residents, improving service, assuring the accountability of health care professionals, educating staff, and preventing legal controversies. Even the best protocol cannot eliminate controversy regarding decisions about limitation of treatment, but a clearly articulated policy can provide a process for addressing these concerns in a manner that takes into account the rights and responsibilities of all involved.
AB - Carefully constructed policies or guidelines for the limitation of treatment in long-term care facilities are necessary to ensure that such limitation is consistent with ethical and legal principles. These protocols can be useful in protecting the rights of the residents, improving service, assuring the accountability of health care professionals, educating staff, and preventing legal controversies. Even the best protocol cannot eliminate controversy regarding decisions about limitation of treatment, but a clearly articulated policy can provide a process for addressing these concerns in a manner that takes into account the rights and responsibilities of all involved.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10281804
AN - SCOPUS:0023300632
SN - 0093-4445
VL - 15
SP - 23
EP - 26
JO - The Journal of long term care administration
JF - The Journal of long term care administration
IS - 1
ER -