2 minutes ago - READ Against Medical Advice: Addressing Treatment Refusal, Paperback | Awarded first place in the AJN Book of the Year Awards in both Child Health and History and Public Policy!Refusal, delay, or limitation of medical treatments, including vaccines, is an increasing phenomenon facing nurses and other healthcare practitioners daily. When a patient or family refuses treatmentmaybe even lifesaving treatmentbecause it is contrary to their social, religious, or cultural beliefs, it can plunge healthcare providers, families, and patients into a difficult, emotionally charged conversation. Complex and diverse ethical dilemmas such as this can profoundly impact the health, welfare, and mental and emotional wellbeing of everyone involved. Whats more, todays nurses and healthcare professionals will almost inevitably face this situation or one like it. Against Medical Advice details many of the medical, legal, social, cultural, and religious factors associated with treatment refusals. Authors Luanne LinnardPalmer and Ellen Christiansen prepare healthcare