Purtilo, Ruth B. <br/><br/>
Ethical dimensions in the health professions / 
Ruth B. Purtilo, Regina F. Doherty. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - 424 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Morality and ethics : what are they and why do they matter? -- The ethical goal of professional practice : a caring response -- Prototypes of ethical problems -- Ethics theories and approaches : conceptual tools for ethical decision-making -- A six-step process of ethical decision making in arriving at a caring response -- Surviving student life ethically -- Surviving professional life ethically -- Living ethically within health care organizations -- Living ethically as a member of the health care team -- Why honor confidentiality? -- Communication and information sharing -- Informed consent in treatment and clinical research -- Ethical dimensions of chronic and end of life care --Ethical  issues in end of life care -- Distributive justice : clinical sources of claims for health care -- Compensatory and social justice : societal sources of claims for health care -- Professionals as good citizens : responsibility and opportunity. 
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781437708967 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010038396 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical ethics.<br/>Ethics, Professional.<br/>Patient Rights--ethics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R724  / .P82 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>174.2/P97 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 50