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Author Berlinger, Nancy.

Title After harm : medical error and the ethics of forgiveness / Nancy Berlinger
Published Baltimore, Md. ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005

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Description xviii, 156 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Narrative ethics -- Physicians' narratives -- Patients' and families' narratives -- Disclosure -- Apology -- Repentance -- Forgiveness -- Ethical action
Summary "Medical error is a leading problem of health care in the United States. Each year, more patients die as a result of medical mistakes than are killed by motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS." "While most government and regulatory efforts are directed toward reducing and preventing errors, the actions that should follow the injury or death of a patient are still hotly debated. According to Nancy Berlinger, conversations on patient safety are missing several important components: religious voices, traditions, and models." "In After Harm, Berlinger draws on sources in theology, ethics, religion, and culture to create a practical and comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of patients, families, and clinicians affected by medical error."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [121]-150)
Subject Forgiveness.
Medical errors -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical errors -- Psychological aspects.
Medical errors -- Religious aspects.
Medical ethics.
Physician and patient.
Physicians -- Professional ethics.
Medical Errors -- psychology.
Ethics.
Physician-Patient Relations.
Religion and Medicine.
Genre/Form Personal Narrative.
Personal narratives.
LC no. 2004028263
ISBN 0801881676 (hbk.)