George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: ⢠hospital organization ⢠hospital rules ⢠emergency treatment ⢠admission and discharge ⢠the patient rights movement ⢠informed consent ⢠surgery ⢠obstetrical care ⢠human experimentation and research ⢠privacy and confidentiality ⢠care of the dying ⢠death, autopsy, and organ donation ⢠medical malpractice.
