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The admission process in nursing homes — a clinical model for ethical decision-making
Author(s)	Robert L Schneider, Nancy P Kropf
Journal title	The Journal of Long Term Home Health Care : the PRIDE Institute Journal, vol 15, no 3, Summer 1996
Pages	pp 39-46
Keywords	Admission [nursing homes] ; Administration of care ; Social ethics ; United States of America.
Annotation	A survey of 348 American Association Homes for the Aging (AAHA) found that 82% of respondents reported having to contend with ethical issues in their admission procedures. This article explores significant problem areas in the nursing home admission process that raise ethical concerns: helping families to cope with the decision-making process; and the bureaucratic structure of US long-term care. A clinical decision-making model is presented to assist practitioners in long-term care settings to reduce the complexity and uncertainty in the admission decisions. This model includes six key dimensions: recognising sources of conflict involved in ethical dilemmas; gathering relevant facts; defining a decision-making process; clarifying value judgements; identifying ethical principles; and deciding a plan of action. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980129214 A
Classmark	LHB:QKH: Q: TQ: 7T
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