Ethics of health care a guide for clinical practice

Ethics of health care a guide for clinical practice

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Edge, Raymond S.
Other Authors:	Groves, John Randall
Format:	Book
Published:	Clifton Park, NY Thomson Delmar Learning 2006
Edition:	3rd ed.
Subjects:	Delivery of Health Care Ethics, Medical
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Table of Contents:

Human value development
Decision making in value issues
Basic principles of health care ethics
The nature of rights in ethical discourse
Confidentiality and the management of health care information
Professional gatekeeping as a function of role fidelity
Autonomy vs. paternalism: a contest between values
Justice and the allocation of scarce resources
Withholding and withdrawing life support
Euthanasia: practice and principles
Reproductive issues
AIDS and health care practice
Ethical issues and genetic manipulation
Culturally appropriate health care
Appendix: codes of professional ethics, selected health professions