Morality and ethics: what are they and why do they matter? -- The ethical goal of professional practice and prototypes of ethical problems -- Ethics theories and approaches: all you need to know -- 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 confidentially? -- Why so much emphasis on truth telling? -- Why care about informed consent? -- The growing ethical challeges of chronic and long-term care -- Eithical issues in end-of-life care -- Distributive justice: clinical sources of claims for health care -- Compensatory justice: social sources of claims for health care -- Good citizenship and your professional role: life as opportunity.
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.