Purtilo, Ruth B. creator Doherty, Regina F. text bibliography mou St. Louis, Mo Elsevier/Saunders c2011 2011 5th ed. monographic eng

print

424 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Morality and ethics : what are they and why do they matter? -- The ethical goal of professional practice : a caring response -- Prototypes of ethical problems -- Ethics theories and approaches : conceptual tools for ethical decision-making -- A six-step process of ethical decision making in arriving at a caring response -- Surviving student life ethically -- Surviving professional life ethically -- Living ethically within health care organizations -- Living ethically as a member of the health care team -- Why honor confidentiality? -- Communication and information sharing -- Informed consent in treatment and clinical research -- Ethical dimensions of chronic and end of life care --Ethical issues in end of life care -- Distributive justice : clinical sources of claims for health care -- Compensatory and social justice : societal sources of claims for health care -- Professionals as good citizens : responsibility and opportunity. Ruth B. Purtilo, Regina F. Doherty. Includes bibliographical references and index. Medical ethics Ethics, Professional Patient Rights ethics R724 .P82 2011 174/.2 W 50 9781437708967 (pbk.) 2010038396 DNLM/DLC 100907 20260421124935.0 16451151