Hospital Roommates: An Interview with a Terminally III Patient

Among the important functions of the healthcare provider in providing quality care is the monitoring of the social environment of the patient. Although it is increasingly recognized that caring activity must include the whole patient and not merely the technical and pharmacological aspects of the pa...

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Main Author: Veatch, Robert M. (Author)
Contributors: Veatch, Laurelyn L.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1994
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 1994, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-80
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Summary:Among the important functions of the healthcare provider in providing quality care is the monitoring of the social environment of the patient. Although it is increasingly recognized that caring activity must include the whole patient and not merely the technical and pharmacological aspects of the patient's needs, the impact of the social environment upon the total health state (which includes physical, emotional, and social components) has not been explored and debated to the extent that It might be.
ISSN:1469-2147
Contains:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180100004746