Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions Book

Sect. 1	Introduction to Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions	1
1	Morality and Ethics: What Are They and Why Do They Matter?	3
2	All You Need to Know about Ethics Approaches and Theories - I: Background Information and Case-Driven Approaches	21
3	All You Need to Know about Ethics Approaches and Theories - II: Means, Ends, Principles, and Virtues	43
4	Prototypes of Ethical Problems	66
5	A Six-Step Process of Ethical Decision Making for You to Follow	79
Sect. 2	Ethical Dimensions of Professional Roles	91
6	Surviving Student Life Ethically	93
7	Surviving Professional Life Ethically	108
8	Support and Challenges as a Member of the Health Care Team	121
Sect. 3	Ethical Dimensions of the Professional-Patient Relationship	145
9	Confidentiality	147
10	Information Disclosure: Truth Telling	163
11	Informed Consent	185
12	Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care	205
13	Special Challenges: "Difficult" Patients and Patients in Suicidal Crisis	233
Sect. 4	Ethical Dimensions of the Social and Institutional Contexts of Health Care	249
14	Distributive Justice: Clinical Sources of Claims for Health Care	251
15	Compensatory Justice: Social Sources of Claims for Health Care	267
16	Living Ethically within the Organizations of Health Care	283
17	Good Citizenship and Your Professional Role: Life As Opportunity	296
	Index	305