Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions
- 5th Edition - November 2, 2010
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Ruth B. Purtilo, Regina F. Doherty
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 9 1 5 3 - 8
Ideal for all health care professionals, Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 5th Edition provides a solid foundation in basic ethical theory, the terms and concepts… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIdeal for all health care professionals, Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 5th Edition provides a solid foundation in basic ethical theory, the terms and concepts of ethics, and current ethical issues. Expert authors Ruth Purtilo and Regina Doherty outline a unique 6-step decision-making process as a guide to making effective choices that lead to a professional and caring response to patients. They also suggest practical approaches to commonly encountered clinical issues such as confidentiality, informed consent, information sharing, and end-of-life care. With this book, you will develop the skills you need to recognize, understand, and resolve ethical problems.
- Unique! 6-step process of ethical decision-making provides an organizing framework for the steps to take in arriving at an ethical decision.
- Step 1: Gather relevant information
- Step 2: Identify the type of ethical problem
- Step 3: Analyze the problem using ethics theories or approaches
- Step 4: Explore the practical alternatives
- Step 5: Act
- Step 6: Evaluate the process and outcome
- Patient stories begin each chapter with an ethical dilemma and frame the rest of the chapter, tying abstract principles to real-life situations and demonstrating the ethical decision-making process for each story.
- Content on end-of-life care shows how to develop a caring response toward dying patients and identifies basic ethical concepts applying to patients with life-threatening conditions.
- Unique! More than 100 Reflection boxes indicate important concepts and include space to jot down thoughts.
- HIPAA and patient confidentiality information covers current laws and addresses what types of information are appropriate and inappropriate to include in the patient's medical record.
- Questions for thought and discussion help you apply the ethical decision-making process to different situations.
- Unique! Over 80 summary boxes offer a quick review of the important information in each section.
Section I: Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions
1. Morality and Ethics: What are They and Why do 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 in Arriving at a Caring Response
Section II: Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles
6. Surviving Student Life Ethically
7. Surviving Professional Life Ethically
8. Living Ethically within Health Care Organizations
9. Living Ethically as a Member of the Health Care Team
Section III: Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship
10. Why Honor Confidentiality
11. Communication and Information Sharing
12. Informed Consent in Treatment and Clinical Research
Section IV: Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End of Life Care
13. Ethical Issues in Chronic Care
14. Ethical Issues in End of Life Care
Section V: Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Health Care
15. Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Health Care
16. Compensatory and Social Justice: Societal Sources of Claims for Health Care
17. Professionals as Good Citizens: Responsibility and Opportunity
- Edition: 5
- Published: November 2, 2010
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780323291538
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Ruth B. Purtilo
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emerita, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MassachusettsRD
Regina F. Doherty
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA