Ethics of health care : a guide for clinical practice / Raymond S. Edge, John Randall Groves
By: Edge, Raymond S [author].
Contributor(s): Groves, John Randall [author].
Publisher: Boston, MA : Cengage Learning, [2018]Edition: 4th edition.Description: xvi, 315 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781285854182.Subject(s): Medical ethics | Ethics, Medical | Delivery of Health CareGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | R724 .E27 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000009770 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction: obligations of a professional -- Human value development and the system of public law -- Decision making in value issues and private law -- Basic principles of health care and the nature of rights in ethical discourse -- Confidentiality and the management of health care information -- Justice and the allocation of scarce resources -- Role fidelity -- Reproductive issues -- Decisions at the end of life -- Health care ethics and the near future
"Designed for students pursuing careers in a variety of health care programs, Ethics of Health Care: a Guide for Clinical Practice, 4th Edition delivers an excellent background in legal and ethical theory while emphasizing critical thinking, problem solving, and professional behavior. Students learn the language of the legal system and of biomedical ethics, and explore ethical and legal health care controversies related to issues such as reproductive health, organ donation, physician assisted dying, just allocation of health care, cloning and genetics, and human enhancements. Legal and ethical case studies, current news stories, and problems stimulate discussion and thought to give students the tools to make sound legal and ethical decisions"--Publisher's website