Teach your students the skills needed to understand ethical issues and make informed decisions! Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions, 8th Edition,provides a clear framework for addressing ethical challenges, emphasizing effective decision-making and compassionate care within interprofessional teams. A unique, six-step process helps students learn to think critically and thoughtfully, with case studies of patients to illustrate ethical issues such as end-of-life care, patient confidentiality, and resource allocation. Designed for use by all health professionals, this text gives students the tools they need to reason through ethical questions and work toward the resolution of complex problems.
NEW!Updated content includes health disparities, social justice, and practical strategies for moral resilience and preventing burnout
NEW! Clinical Perspective boxesin each chapter highlight diverse professional insights from the viewpoint of an interprofessional contributor
NEW!Enhanced ebook version,included with every new print purchase, features questions for thought and discussion plus digital access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
NEW! Resources for educators include an image collection, PowerPoint® slides, and an ethical decision-making worksheet
UNIQUE! Six-step decision-making process provides an organizing framework to use in making sound decisions when faced with ethical questions
Patient stories depict key themes and real-life situations, demonstrating the ethical decision-making process
Reflection exercises reflect key concepts and stimulate critical thinking
SummaryStatementshighlight the most important information in each chapter
Emphasis on interprofessional care team decision-making reflects this important, expanding movement in healthcare nationally and internationally
NEW!Updated content includes health disparities, social justice, and practical strategies for moral resilience and preventing burnout
NEW! Clinical Perspective boxesin each chapter highlight diverse professional insights from the viewpoint of an interprofessional contributor
NEW!Enhanced ebook version,included with every new print purchase, features questions for thought and discussion plus digital access to all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud on a variety of devices
SECTION I: Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions 1. Morality and Ethics: What They Are and Why They Matter 2. The Ethical Goal of Professional Practice: A Caring Response 3. Prototypes of Ethical Problems 4. Ethical Theories and Approaches: Conceptual Tools for Ethical Decision Making 5. The Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making
SECTION II: Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles 6. Ethical Life as a Health Professional: Integrity, Resilience, and Courage 7. Shared Moral Community: Ethical Decision Making in Interprofessional Teams 8. Living Ethically Within Healthcare Organizations
SECTION III: Ethical Dimensions of the Professional–Patient Relationship 9. Honoring Confidentiality 10. Communication and Shared Decision Making 11. Informed Consent in Care Delivery and Research
SECTION IV: Ethical Dimensions of Chronic and End-of-Life Care 12. Ethical Issues in Chronic Care and Disability 13. Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
SECTION V: Ethical Dimensions of the Social Context of Healthcare 14. Distributive Justice: Rights, Resource Allocation, and Policy Considerations 15. Compensatory and Social Justice: Essential Equity and Inclusion Considerations 16. Health Professionals as Good Citizens: Responsibility, Opportunity, & Moral Leadership
Regina F. Doherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP, Professor and Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA and Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, PhD, Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Associate Professor, SPT&RS DPT Curriculum Coordinator, Morsani College of Medicine Distinguished Educator, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, USA
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