Research Catalog

Title

Ethical dimensions in the health professions / Ruth B. Purtilo.

Author

Purtilo, Ruth B.

Publication

Philadelphia, Pa. : Elsevier Saunders, [2005], ©2005.

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Details

Description

xxii, 346 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

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."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Ethics, Professional
• Medical ethics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Morality and ethics : what are they and why do they matter? -- Ch. 2. The ethical goal of professional practice and prototypes of ethical problems -- Ch. 3. Ethics theories and approaches : all you need to know -- Ch. 4. A six-step process of ethical decision making in arriving at a caring response -- Ch. 5. Surviving student life ethically -- Ch. 6. Surviving professional life ethically -- Ch. 7. Living ethically within health care organizations -- Ch. 8. Living ethically as a member of the health care team -- Ch. 9. Why honor confidentiality? -- Ch. 10. Why so much emphasis on truth telling? -- Ch. 11. Why care about informed consent? -- Ch. 12. The growing ethical challenges of chronic and long-term care -- Ch. 13. Ethical issues in end-of-life care -- Ch. 14. Distributive justice : clinical sources of claims for health care -- Ch. 15. Compensatory justice : social sources of claims for health care -- Ch. 16. Good citizenship and your professional role : life as opportunity.

ISBN

0721602436

LCCN

2004065080

OCLC

• ocm57143656
• SCSB-5173089

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries