Ward Ethics: Dilemmas for Medical Students and Doctors in Training Book

	Acknowledgments
	List of contributors
	Prologue, Breaking the silence	1
	Letter from a young doctor	5
Sect. 1	Performing procedures	17
1	The responsibility of informing	18
2	Treating despite discomfort and self-doubt	33
3	Blaming the patient	43
4	Breaking the code: Is a promise always a promise?	50
5	The newly dead	56
6	Asking for help: who's listening?	66
Sect. 2	Problems in truth-telling	79
7	Omissions: failing to come forward	80
8	Commissions: deliberate deception	88
Sect. 3	Setting boundaries	97
9	From professional to personal	98
10	Losing empathy	104
11	The limits of compassion	113
Sect. 4	Abuse and mistreatment	135
12	Psychological abuse: subjected to humiliating and belittling behavior	136
13	Physical abuse: actual physical harm	142
14	Sexual abuse: sexist slurs and sexual advances	148
Sect. 5	Argot, jargon, and questionable humor: assuming the mantle at the patient's expense	153
15	Comedians: mordant humor and cynicism	154
16	What's in a name? Derogatory references	163
Sect. 6	Making waves: questioning authority and the status quo	171
17	Personal identity	172
18	Duties to treat?	178
19	Hierarchy and the dynamics of rank	183
20	Conflicts of interest	208
Sect. 7	Perceiving misconduct and whistle-blowing: observing peers or superiors commit an act deemed unethical	215
21	Abusing alcohol or drugs	216
22	Mistreating patients: nasty, rude, or hostile behavior toward patients	223
23	Covering up	231
24	Misrepresenting research	248
	Epilogue: Using this book	255
	Glossary	259
	Index	261