TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Introduction A1 - Jonsen, Albert R. A1 - Siegler, Mark A1 - Winslade, William J. PY - 2022 T2 - Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, 9e AB - This book is about the ethical issues that clinicians encounter as they care for patients. In order to practice excellent clinical care in modern medicine, clinicians must understand ethical issues such as informed consent, decisional capacity, surrogate decision-making, truth telling, confidentiality, privacy, the distinction between research and clinical care, and end-of-life care. Clinicians must apply this knowledge each day in their practices. By clinicians, we mean not only physicians but also nurses, social workers, psychologists, clinical ethicists, medical technicians, chaplains, and others responsible for the welfare of patients. We include, as well, students who are preparing to enter these professions. It is our hope that this book will be particularly helpful to those who serve on hospital ethics committees as they deliberate about appropriate action in difficult ethical cases. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1186991627 ER -