Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
What’s New in This Edition
Acknowledgments
Edition Six
Notes to Instructors on Using This Edition
General Framework
Objectives
Guide to Stories in Text
Section I: Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions
1: Morality and Ethics: What They Are and Why They Matter
Introduction
Morality and Moral Values
Personal, Societal, and Group Morality
From the Moral to the Ethical
Ethics: Study and Reflection on Morality
Legal Protections for Your Ethical Decisions
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
2: The Ethical Goal of Professional Practice: A Caring Response
Introduction
The Patient as the Focus of a Caring Response
Three Characteristics of a Caring Response
Social Determinants of a Caring Response
Burdens and Benefits of a Caring Response
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
3: Prototypes of Ethical Problems
Introduction
Recognizing an Ethical Question
Prototypes of Ethical Problems: Common Features
Considerations in Moral Agency
Two Prototypes of Ethical Problems
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
4: Ethics Theories and Approaches: Conceptual Tools for Ethical Decision Making
Introduction
Ethical Reasoning: A Guide for Ethical Reflection
The Caring Response: Using Theories and Approaches to Guide You
Story or Case Approaches
Ethics of Care Approach
Virtue Theory
Principle-Based Approach
Deontologic and Teleologic Theories
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
5: A Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making
Introduction
The Six-Step Process
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
Section II: Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles
6: Surviving Professional Life Ethically
Introduction
Special Challenges of Student Life
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process as a Student
The Professional Continuum
Responsibilities of Self-Care
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
7: Living Ethically as a Member of the Interprofessional Care Team
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process and Team Decisions
Peer Evaluation Issues
Peer Review
Blowing the Whistle on Unethical or Incompetent Teammates
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
8: Living Ethically Within Healthcare Organizations
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Organizational Matters
Educating for Moral Agency Within Organizations
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
Section III: Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship
9: Honoring Confidentiality
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Confidentiality Situations
Confidentiality, Records, and Patient Care Information Systems
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
10: Communication and Information Sharing
Introduction
Communication
The Six-Step Process in Communication
Communication Standards, Technologies, and Tools
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
11: Informed Consent in Treatment and Clinical Research
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Informed Consent Situations
The Special Challenge of Incapacity or Incompetence
Informed Consent in Research
Placebos: A Special Case of Information Disclosure
Disclosure of Genetic Information
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
Section IV: Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End-of-Life Care
12: Ethical Issues in Chronic Care and Disability
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Chronic Care Situations
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
13: Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in End-of-Life Situations
Advance Care Planning in End-of-Life Care
Clinically Assisted Suicide and Medical Euthanasia
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
Section V: Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Healthcare
14: Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Healthcare
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Microallocation Decisions
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
15: Compensatory and Social Justice: Societal Sources of Claims for Healthcare
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Compensatory Justice Decisions
Social Justice, Social Need, and Respect for All
Individual Responsibility for Health Maintenance
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
16: Professionals as Good Citizens: Responsibility and Opportunity
Introduction
The Goal: A Caring Response
The Six-Step Process in Public Life
Responding to Crises
Good Citizenship: Local or Global?
Summary
Questions for Thought and Discussion
Index
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