Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions
- ISBN13:
9780721635507
- ISBN10:
0721635504
- Edition: 2nd
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 1993-04-01
- Publisher: W B Saunders Co
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Summary
The fourth edition of this bestselling title is designed to help you think critically and thoughtfully about ethical decisions you'll face in practice-in any health care discipline. Utilizing a unique 6-step decision making process designed by the author, this multi-disciplinary text provides an expert framework for making effective choices that lead to a professional and caring response to patients and clients.
Table of Contents
| Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions | |
| Morality and Ethics: What Are They and Why Do They Matter? | |
| The Ethical Goal of Professional Practice and Prototypes of Ethical Problems | |
| Ethics Theories and Approaches: All You Need to Know | |
| A Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making in Arriving at a Caring Response | |
| Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles | |
| Surviving Student Life Ethically | |
| Surviving Professional Life Ethically | |
| Living Ethically within Health Care Organizations | |
| Living Ethically as a Member of the Health Care Team | |
| Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship | |
| Why Honor Confidentiality? | |
| Why So Much Emphasis on Truth Telling? | |
| Why Care About Informed Consent? | |
| Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End-of-Life Care | |
| The Growing Ethical Challenges of Chronic and Long Term Care | |
| Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care | |
| Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Health Care | |
| Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Health Care | |
| Compensatory Justice: Social Sources of Claims for Health Care | |
| Good Citizenship and Your Professional Role: Life As Opportunity | |
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