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Author Purtilo, Ruth B.

Title Ethical dimensions in the health professions / Ruth B. Purtilo.

Publication Info. Philadelphia : Elsevier Saunders, [2005]
©2005

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  174.2 P986E    Check Shelf
Edition Fourth edition.
Description xxii, 346 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Subject Medical ethics.
Professional ethics.
Ethics, Professional. (DNLM)D004995
Ethics, Medical. (DNLM)D004992
life as opportunity.
Ética profissional. -- larpcal -- Éthique médicale.
professional ethics. (CStmoGRI)aat300055942
gtt.
Professional ethics. (OCoLC)fst01078521
Medical ethics. (OCoLC)fst01014081
Medische ethiek.
Ética médica.
Ética profissional.
sears.
Ethics, Professional.
ISBN 0721602436
9780721602431
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