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.