RT Book, Section
A1 Jonsen, Albert R.
A1 Siegler, Mark
A1 Winslade, William J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1112348361
T1 Introduction
T2 Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, 8e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071845069
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1112348361
RD 2024/04/24
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.