Ethical dimensions in the health professions
By: Ruth B. Purtilo, Regina F. Doherty
Contributors: Doherty, Regina F.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier/Saunders
Published: 2011
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9781437708967
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Morality and ethics : what are they and why do they matter?; title: The ethical goal of professional practice : a caring response; title: Prototypes of ethical problems; title: Ethics theories and approaches : conceptual tools for ethical decision-making; title: A six-step process of ethical decision making in arriving at a caring response; title: Surviving student life ethically; title: Surviving professional life ethically; title: Living ethically within health care organizations; title: Living ethically as a member of the health care team; title: Why honor confidentiality?; title: Communication and information sharing; title: Informed consent in treatment and clinical research; title: Ethical issues in chronic care; title: Ethical issues in end of life care; title: Distributive justice : clinical sources of claims for health care; title: Compensatory and social justice : societal sources of claims for health care; title: Professionals as good citizens : responsibility and opportunity.