Research Catalog

Title

Health care ethics : critical issues for the 21st century / [edited by] Eileen E. Morrison.

Publication

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Morrison, Eileen E.
• Monagle, John F.

Description

xiv, 441 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"Organized around four central themes in healthcare ethics (theoretical foundations, and issues for individuals, organizations, and society), the Second Edition brings together the insights of leading experts in the fields of bioethics, long-term care, health administration, and more. Designed for upper-level programs, this text will challenge the reader to think beyond the existing system of medicine and inspire further exploration and thought."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Ethics, Clinical
• Medical ethics
• Bioethical Issues

Note

• Rev. ed. of: Health care ethics / John F. Monagle, David C. Thomasma.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. I. Foundations in Theory -- Ch. 1. Theory of Health Care Ethics / James Summers -- Ch. 2. Principles of Health Care Ethics / James Summers -- Pt. II. Critical Issues for Individuals -- Ch. 3. The Moral Status of Gametes and Embryos: Storage and Surrogacy / Glenn C. Graber -- Ch. 4. The Ethical Challenge of the New Reproductive Technology / Sidney Callahan -- Ch. 5. Abortion: The Unexplored Middle Ground / Olga Carol Petrozella -- Ch. 6. Proposals for Human Cloning: A Review and Ethical Evaluation / Kevin T. Fitzgerald -- Ch. 7. Competency: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters / Byron Chell -- Ch. 8. The Patient Self-Determination Act / David B. Clarke -- Ch. 9. Older People and Long-Term Care: Issues of Access / Janet Gardner-Ray -- Ch. 10. Respecting Autonomy of Elders in Nursing Homes / George J. Agich -- Ch. 11. Death, Medicine, and Moral Significance of Family Decision Making / James Lindemann Nelson -- Ch. 12. Ethical Issues in the Use of Fluids and Nutrition: When Can They Be Withdrawn? / T. Patrick Hill -- Ch. 13. Ethical Issues Concerning Physician- Assisted Death / Barbara Supanich -- Pt. III. Critical Issues for Health Care Organizations -- Ch. 14. Health Care Institutional Ethics: Broader than Clinical Ethics / Carrie S. Zoubul -- Ch. 15. Hospital Ethics Committees: Rules, Membership Structure, and Difficulties / John F. Monagle and Michael P. West -- Ch. 16. Ethically-Important Distinctions Among Managed Care Organizations / Jessica Moore -- Ch. 17. Bioethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care / Kenneth V. Iverson -- Ch. 18. High-Technology Home Care: Critical Issues and Ethical Choices / Melissa F. Brandon -- Ch. 19. Spirituality in Health Care Organizations / Dexter Freeman and Eileen E. Morrison -- Pt. IV. Critical Issues in Societal Health -- Ch. 20. Equality and Inequality in American Health Care / Nicholas King -- Ch. 21. Is Rationing of Health Care Ethically Defensible? / Chris Hackler -- Ch. 22. Domestic Violence: Changing Theory, Changing Practice / Carole Warshaw -- Ch. 23. Ethics Issues in Disaster Relief / Eileen E. Morrison and Karen J. Bawel-Brinkley -- Ch. 24. Looking Toward the Future / Eileen E. Morrison.

ISBN

• 9780763745264 (pbk.)
• 076374526X (pbk.)

LCCN

2007044093

OCLC

• ocn176925244
• 176925244
• SCSB-5399278

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries