Health Care Ethics Principles and Problems

Name: Health Care Ethics Principles and Problems
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ISBN: 9780133912289

ISBN-10: 0133912280

ISBN-13: 9780133912289

Edition: 2nd 1993

Authors: Thomas M. Garrett, Thomas W. Baillie, Rosellen M. Garrett

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This clear, readable reference explores the full range of contemporary issues in health care ethics from a practical philosophical perspective. Ethical principles are applied directly to cases, and many examples are used to illustrate issues. Avoids medical and philosophical jargon. Offers up-to-date material on today's critical issues like genetic screening and therapy, testing and screening, and biomedical research. Covers institutional ethics and professional standards. Presents alternative views to show readers the diversity of the field. An excellent reference for nurses, doctors, or anyone involved in heath care fields.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.06" long
Weight: 0.902
Language: English



Principles of Health Care Ethics


Ethics, Professional Ethics, and Health Care Ethics


Principles of Autonomy and Informed Consent


Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence


The Ethics of Distribution


Principles of Confidentiality and Truthfulness


Problems of Health Care Ethics


Professional Standards and Institutional Ethics


Ethical Problems of Death and Dying


Abortion and Maternal-Fetal Conflict


New Methods of Reproduction


The Ethics of Transplants


The Ethics of Testing and Screening


The Ethics of Biomedical Research


References


Index