After harm :medical error and the ethics of forgiveness /Nancy Berlinger.

Name/Title

After harm :medical error and the ethics of forgiveness /Nancy Berlinger.

Description

Narrative ethics -- Physicians' narratives -- Patients' and families' narratives -- Disclosure -- Apology -- Repentance -- Forgiveness -- Ethical action. xviii, 156 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Berlinger, Nancy.

Place Published

City

Baltimore

Date Published

2005

Publication Subjects

Medical errors--Moral and ethical aspects. Medical errors--Psychological aspects. Medical errors--Religious aspects. Physicians--Professional ethics. Physician and patient. Medical ethics. Forgiveness. Medical Errors--psychology--Personal Narratives. Ethics--Personal Narratives. Physician-Patient Relations--Personal Narratives. Religion and Medicine--Personal Narratives.

Call No.

R729.8 .B47 2005

ISBN

0801881676 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004028263

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-150).