Children's Consent to Surgery

When are children old enough to understand medical information? When are they mature enough to make wise decisions in their best interests? This book explores these questions through detailed qualitative research. It is based on in-depth interviews with children undergoing surgery, their parents and many of the staff caring for them in four city hospitals. In their own words, the child patients challenge many of the accepted ideas about their rights, interests and abilities.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Surgery at school age
limb lengthening
children's human rights
childrens legal rights
reviewing research with children
hoping for benefit
reasons for having surgery
giving information
adults views
understanding information
children's views
making a wise choice
competence and consent
the many stages of surgery
respecting childrens consent

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alderson, Priscilla Alderson
• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.01.1993
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Gewicht: 370 g
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Klinische Fächer