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Competence to Consent
White, Becky Cox. Ed(S): White, Becky Cox
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Description for Competence to Consent
Paperback. Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone. This book provides an introduction to the key practical, philosophical, and moral issues involved in competence to consent. Editor(s): White, Becky Cox. Series: Clinical Medical Ethics. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBDC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone. In this book, Becky Cox White provides a concise introduction to the key practical, philosophical, and moral issues involved in competence to consent. The goals of informed consent, respect for patient autonomy and provision of beneficent care, cannot be met without a competent patient. Thus determining a patient's competence is the critical first step to informed consent. Determining competence depends on defining it, yet surprisingly, no widely accepted definition of competence exists. White identifies nine capacities ... Read more
Free and informed consent is one of the most widespread and morally important practices of modern health care; competence to consent is its cornerstone. In this book, Becky Cox White provides a concise introduction to the key practical, philosophical, and moral issues involved in competence to consent. The goals of informed consent, respect for patient autonomy and provision of beneficent care, cannot be met without a competent patient. Thus determining a patient's competence is the critical first step to informed consent. Determining competence depends on defining it, yet surprisingly, no widely accepted definition of competence exists. White identifies nine capacities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Clinical Medical Ethics
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9780878405602
SKU
V9780878405602
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About White, Becky Cox. Ed(S): White, Becky Cox
Becky Cox White is an assistant professor of philosophy at California State University Chico. She received a PhD from Rice University and has extensive nursing experience.
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