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Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book: Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book (ePub eBook) 6th Revised edition


Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book: Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book (ePub eBook) 6th Revised edition

eBook by Purtilo, Ruth B./Doherty, Regina F.

Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book: Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book (ePub eBook)

£39.99

ISBN:
9780323328937
Publication Date:
04 Nov 2015
Edition:
6th Revised edition
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:
Saunders
Pages:
464 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book: Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions - E-Book (ePub eBook)

Description

Learn to recognize, understand, and resolve ethical problems in the workplace with Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 6th Edition. Ideal for all practicing and aspiring healthcare professionals, this unique text gives readers a solid foundation in basic ethical theory, the terms and concepts of ethics, and the numerous ethical issues surrounding health care today. The new sixth edition centers on the six-step decision-making process and includes expanded patient case studies and an increased emphasis on working within inter-professional care teams toward the resolution of ethical problems. With all of its tools and guidance, Ethical Dimensions gives readers the framework needed to make ethical and effective choices in the workplace. UNIQUE! Process of ethical decision-making provides readers with an organizing framework to use in making the best decisions in the face of ethical problems. Reflection boxes highlight important concepts and stimulate critical thinking. Patient stories depict real-life situations and demonstrate the ethical decision-making process. Summary boxes offer a quick review of the important information in each section. Content on current laws and institutional policies make readers aware of their legal responsibilities as well as their ethical ones. Questions for thought and discussion encourage readers to apply the ethical decision-making process to different situations. NEW! Expanded patient stories include current innovations and issues in ethics. NEW! Additional content on interprofessional team decision-making reflects an important expanding movement in healthcare nationally and internationally.

Contents

Section 1: Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions 1. Morality and Ethics: What They Are and Why They Matter 2. The Ethical Goal of Professional Practice: A Caring Response 3. Prototypes of Ethical Problems 4. Ethics Theories and Approaches: Conceptual Tools for Ethical Decision Making 5. A Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making Section 2: Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles 6. Surviving Professional Life Ethically 7. Living Ethically as a Member of the Interprofessional Care Team 8. Living Ethically Within Health Care Organizations Section 3: Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship 9. Honoring Confidentiality 10. Communication and Information Sharing 11. Informed Consent in Treatment and Clinical Research Section 4: Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End-of-Life Care 12. Ethical Issues in Chronic Care and Disability 13. Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care Section 5: Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Health Care 14. Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Health Care 15. Compensatory and Social Justice: Societal Sources of Claims for Health Care 16. Professionals as Good Citizens: Responsibility and Opportunity

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