Ethical dimensions in the health professions / Ruth Purtilo.

Philadelphia : Saunders, [1999], ©1999.

xxiv, 310 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

3rd ed.

Section 1: Introduction to ethical dimensions in the health professions-- 1. Morality and ethics: what are they and why do they matter?-- 2. All you need to know about ethics approaches and theories- I: Background information and case driven approaches-- 3. All you need to know about ethics approaches and theories- II: Means, ends, principles, and virtues-- 4. Prototypes of ethical problems-- 5. A six-step process of ethical decision making for you to follow

Section 2: Ethical dimensions of professional roles-- 6. Surviving student life ethically-- 7. Surviving professional life ethically-- 8. Support and challenges as a member of the health care team-- Section 3: Ethical dimensions of the professional-patient relationship-- 9. Confidentiality-- 10. Information disclosure: truth telling-- 11. Informed consent-- 12. Ethical issues in end-of-life care-- 13. Special challenges: "difficult" patients and patients in suicidal crisis--

Section 4: Ethical dimensions of the social and institutional contexts of health care-- 14. Distributive justice: Clinical sources of claims for health care-- 15. Compensatory justice: Social sources of claims for health care-- 16. Living ethically within the organizations of health care-- 17. Good citizenship and your professional role: life as opportunity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.