Ethics of health care : a guide for clinical practice /
Raymond S. Edge [and] J. Randall Groves
- Fourth Edition
- Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore : c2019
- xvi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1.Introduction: Obligations of a Professional -- Chapter 2. Human Value Development and the System of Public Law -- Chapter 3. Decision Making in Value Issues and Private Law -- Chapter 4. Basic Principles of Health Care and the Nature of Rights in Ethical Discourse -- Chapter 5. Confidentiality and the Management of Health Care Information -- Chapter 6. Justice and the Allocation of Scarce Resources -- Chapter 7. Role Fidelity -- Chapter 8. Reproductive Issues -- Chapter 9. Decisions at the End of Life -- Chapter 10. Health Care Ethics and the Near Future -- Appendix.
"This text is written with allied health practitioners and nurses in mind. These specialties provide over 80 percent of the health care delivery in the United States and are often faced with dilemmas for which they have non previous educational background or experience. Not only must deal with the ethical problems in regard to their own actions but also they must function as members of a health care team, offering opinion, advice and leadership." -- Preface