Ethics of health care : a guide for clinical practice /
Raymond S. Edge, John Randall Groves.
- 2nd edition
- Albany : Delmar Publishers, c1999.
- xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 values Chapter 8: Justice and the allocation of scarce resources Chapter 9: Withholding and withdrawing life support Chapter 10: Euthanasia: practice and principles Chapter 11: Abortion Chapter 12: AIDS and health care practice Chapter 13: Ethical issues and genetic manipulation Chapter 14: Transcultural health