Ethics of Health Care: A Guide for Clinical Practice - Softcover

Edge, Raymond S.; Groves, John Randall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401861830 ISBN 13: 9781401861834

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2005

Synopsis

Ethics of Health Care: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 3E is designed to guide health care students and practitioners through a wide variety of areas involving ethical controversies. It provides a background in value development and ethical theories, including numerous real-life examples to stimulate discussion and thought.

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About the Author

Professor Raymond S. Edge, EdD, RRT is the author of several textbooks on health care ethics and law. During an academic career extending over three decades, he served as a dean and full professor at several major universities where in addition to teaching and administrative duties, he established faculty and student educational exchange programs with the People's Republic of China and traveled and lectured extensively in that nation. Since retiring from university teaching and administration, he has pursued his passion for regional history and culture, completing a three-book archeological fiction series based on actual Mississippi River sites and artifacts. His 2015 S: MEMOIR OF AN ICONIC GENTLEMAN recently won a silver book award in the category of best seasonal book.

Professor J. Randall Groves, PhD is a professor of humanities at Ferris State University. He teaches a variety of courses including Ethics, Intro to Humanities, Eastern Religion, Western Religion, Comparative Civilization, Philosophy of Mind, Political Philosophy, Chinese Religion and Philosophy, Hinduism, Buddhism, Film and Popular Culture. His special interests are the Philosophy of World Cultural History and Comparative Civilizations. He also plays jazz guitar. His publications include AN INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH CARE ETHICS, Comparative Philosophy Mind, Religion and War, India in Western Philosophy of History. Dr. Groves earned his Ph.D. in philosophy and M.A. in history from UC San Diego.

Review

Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Human Value Development Chapter 2: Decision Making in Value Issues Chapter 3: Basic Principles of Health Care Ethics Chapter 4: The Nature of Rights in Ethical Discourse Chapter 5: Confidentiality and the Management of Health Care Information Chapter 6: Professional Gatekeeping as a Function of Role Fidelity Chapter 7: Autonomy vs. Paternalism: A Contest Between Virtues Chapter 8: Justics and the Allocation of Scarce Resources Chapter 9: Withholding and Withdrawing Life Support Chapter 10: Euthanasia: Practice and Principles Chapter 11: Reproductive Issues Chapter 12: AIDS and Health Care Practice Chapter 13: Ethical Issues and Genetic Science Chapter 14: Transcultural Health

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1401861830
• ISBN 13: 9781401861834
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 400