Practical decision making in health care ethics
Subtitle: cases and concepts
By: Raymond J. Devettere.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9781589012516
Subjects: Medical ethics; Medical ethics -- Case studies; Decision making; Ethics, Medical; Bioethical Issues; Decision Making
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: What is ethics?; title: Prudence and living a good life; title: The language of health care ethics; title: Making health care decisions; title: Deciding for others; title: Determining life and death; title: Life-sustaining treatments; title: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; title: Medical nutrition and hydration; title: Reproductive issues; title: Prenatal life; title: Neonatal life; title: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; title: Medical research; title: Transplantation; title: Medical genetics; title: Social and political issues.