Ethics in clinical practice : an interprofessional approach / edited by Georgina Hawley ; contributors, Helen Aveyard ... [et al.]. - Harlow : Pearson Education, 2007. - xx, 410 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-397) and index.

Part 1: The basic building blocks to understanding ethics in clinical practice. Start at go--Where did you get your values and beliefs--Ethical issues and problems in healthcare--Clients and patients reights and protecting the vunerable--The relationship of ethics to philosophy--Eastern philosophical traditions--Being part of a team: interprofessional care--\'Why do they make me suffer?\' Pain and resuscitation--The experiences of illness and loss--Making decisions that are ethical. Part 2: Different types of clinical practice or situations. Ethical issues in primary health care--Ethical problems occuring in mental health and psychiatric care--Complex care: ethical problms in the emergency department, perioperative, intensive and coronary care units--Who gets what? In other words, the allocation of resources-- Sexuality: masculine and feminine ethical issues--How to do ethical health care research--It isn\'t easy, but it is essential.

This text reflects contemporary health care practice, emphasising inter-professional care and cultural sensitivity to clients or patients. It discusses common ethical problems in all aspects of interdisciplinary clinical practice and presents both sides of any ethical issue.

9780132018272 (pbk.) : £29.99 9780132018272 (Paper)


Medical ethics.
Society.
Nursing
Medical ethics & professional conduct

R724

174.2 HAW