Dewey Decimal174.2
Table Of ContentA HeadDedication A HeadContributors A HeadAbout the Authors Preface PartI FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY Chapter1 Theory of Healthcare Ethics Chapter2 Principles of Healthcare Ethics PartII CRITICAL ISSUES FOR INDIVIDUALS Chapter3 The Moral Status of Gametes and Embryos: Storage and Surrogacy Chapter4 The Ethical Challenges of the New Reproductive Technologies Chapter5 Abortion: The Unexplored Middle Ground Chapter6 Proposals for Human Cloning: A Review and Ethical Evaluation Chapter7 Competency: What It Is, What It Is Not, and Why It Matters Chapter8 Older People and Issues of Access to Long-Term Care Chapter9 Assisted Living and Ethics Chapter10 Ethical Issues in the Use of Fluids and Nutrition: When Can They Be Withdrawn? Chapter11 Death, Medicine, and Moral Significance of Family Decision Making Chapter12 Ethical Issues Concerning Physician-Assisted Death PartIII CRITICAL ISSUES FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS Chapter13 Healthcare Institutional Ethics: Broader than Clinical Ethics Chapter14 Hospital Ethics Committees: Rules, Membership, Structures, and Difficulties Chapter15 Bioethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care Chapter16 Technological Advances in Health Care: Blessing or Ethics Nightmare? Chapter17 Spirituality and Healthcare Organizations PartIV CRITICAL ISSUES IN SOCIETAL HEALTH Chapter18 Health Inequalities and Health Inequities Chapter19 Is Rationing of Health Care Ethically Defensible? Chapter20 Domestic Violence: Changing Theory, Changing Practice Chapter21 Ethics of Disaster Planning and Response Chapter22 A New Era of Health Care: The Ethics of Healthcare Reform Chapter23 Healthcare Reform: What About Those Left Behind? Chapter24 Looking Toward the Future A HeadGlossary
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisOrganized around the four central themes of healthcare ethics (theoretical foundations and issues for individuals, organizations, and society), Health Care Ethics brings together the insights of a diverse panel of leading experts in the fields of bioethics, long-term care, and health administration, among others. Students will build on this critical platform to develop an extensive toolbox of analytical and problem-solving skills. The text's organizational strategy gently pushes students to strengthen their ethics knowledge base and relate ethics to patient issues across the lifespan, ethics within organizations, and issues of ethics in broader cultural contexts. Pedagogical features such as section introductions, discussions questions, and exercises that ask students to apply new knowledge to real-world scenarios encourage retention and skill building. The fully revised and updated third edition addresses current changes in health care, which are the greatest changes in health care history since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. All-new chapters cover the Affordable Care Act and ethics issues related to populations not covered by the Act, ethics related to assisted living, and the impact of technology on ethics in health care. All other chapters have been updated to reflect the most recent developments in medical technology and new challenges faced by health care professionals in the post--PPACA era. Ideally suited for both graduate and undergraduate programs, Health Care Ethics challenges readers to think beyond the existing health care system and envision creative solutions to ethical issues. Key features of the fully revised and updated third edition include: -All-new chapters on the Affordable Care Act, ethics related to assisted living, and the impact of new technology -Updated chapter content and references -Key pedagogical features, including discussion questions and exercises that prompt students to apply new skills to real-world scenarios -Insights from a diverse panel of leading experts in multiple fields, Organized around the four central themes of healthcare ethics (theoretical foundations and issues for individuals, organizations, and society), Health Care Ethics brings together the insights of a diverse panel of leading experts in the fields of bioethics, long-term care, and health administration, among others. Students will build on this critical platform to develop an extensive toolbox of analytical and problem-solving skills. The text's organizational strategy gently pushes students to strengthen their ethics knowledge base and relate ethics to patient issues across the lifespan, ethics within organizations, and issues of ethics in broader cultural contexts. Pedagogical features such as section introductions, discussions questions, and exercises that ask students to apply new knowledge to real-world scenarios encourage retention and skill building. The fully revised and updated third edition addresses current changes in health care, which are the greatest changes in health care history since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid. All-new chapters cover the Affordable Care Act and ethics issues related to populations not covered by the Act, ethics related to assisted living, and the impact of technology on ethics in health care. All other chapters have been updated to reflect the most recent developments in medical technology and new challenges faced by health care professionals in the post--PPACA era. Ideally suited for both graduate and undergraduate programs, Health Care Ethics challenges readers to think beyond the existing health care system and envision creative solutions to ethical issues. Key features of the fully revised and updated third edition include: - All-new chapters on the Affordable Care Act, ethics related to assisted living, and the impact of new technology - Updated chapter content and references - Key pedagogical features, including discussion questions and exercises that prompt students to apply new skills to real-world scenarios - Insights from a diverse panel of leading experts in multiple fields