Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals.
| Author/creator | Pozgar, George D. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 5th ed. |
| Publication Info | Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, 2019. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1,207 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | Direct link to eBook |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Brief Contents; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction to Ethics; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Ethics; Why Study Ethics; Morality; Code of Conduct; Moral Judgments; Morality Legislated; Moral Dilemmas; Ethical Theories; Meta-Ethics; Normative Ethics; Descriptive Ethics; Applied Ethics; Consequential Ethics; Utilitarian Ethics; Deontological Ethics; Nonconsequential Ethics; Ethical Relativism; Principles of Ethics; Autonomy; Beneficence; Nonmaleficence; Justice; Virtue Ethics and Values |
| Contents | Courage as a VirtueWisdom as a Virtue; Temperance as a Virtue; Commitment; Compassion and Empathy; Conscientiousness; Discernment; Fairness; Fidelity; Freedom; Honesty/Trustworthiness/Truth Telling; Integrity; Kindness; Respect; Hopefulness; Tolerance; Cooperation and Teamwork; Forgiveness; Religious Ethics; Judaism; Hinduism; Buddhism; Taoism; Christianity; Islam; Religious Beliefs and Duty Conflict; Secular Ethics; Atheism; Situational Ethics; Reasoning and the Decision-Making Process; Absence of a Moral Compass; Creating a Culture of Ethics; Summary Thoughts |
| Contents | Chapter 2 Contemporary Ethical DilemmasLearning Objectives; Introduction; Noteworthy Historical Events; 68,000-58,000 BC; AD 1932-1972; 1933-1945; 1946; 1949; 1954; 1960s; 1964; 1968; 1970; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1974; 1976; 1978; 1980; 1983; 1987; 1990; 1993; 1994; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2009; 2010; 2013; 2017; 2018; Abortion; Right to Abortion; Abortion Restrictions; Undue Burden Rule; Funding; Refusal to Fund Abortion Counseling Not Unconstitutional; Spousal Consent; Parental Consent; Informed Consent; States May Protect Fetus; State Abortion Statutes |
| Contents | Law and Morality of Abortion-Conflicting BeliefsSterilization; Elective Sterilization; Therapeutic Sterilization; Eugenic Sterilization; Wrongful Birth, Life, and Conception; Wrongful Birth; Wrongful Life; Wrongful Conception; Artificial Insemination; Consent; Confidentiality; Surrogacy; Organ Donations; Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides?; Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; Failure to Obtain Consent; Altruism vs. Sale of Organs; Research, Experimentation, and Clinical Trials; Right to Try Experimental Drugs; Office of Research Integrity; Food and Drug Administration; Institutional Review Board |
| Contents | Informed ConsentExperimental Subject's Bill of Rights; Patient Responsibilities; The Cures Act; Human Genetics; Genetic Markers; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (HR493); Stem Cell Research; Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Spread of AIDS; Confidentiality; The Right to Treatment; AIDS Education; Chapter 3 End-of-Life Dilemmas; Learning Objectives; Introduction; Where Do Americans Die?; Euthanasia; Active or Passive Euthanasia; Voluntary or Involuntary Euthanasia; Right to Self-Determination; Defining Death; Legislative Response; Assisted Suicide |
| General note | Description based upon print version of record. |
| General note | Physician-Assisted Suicide |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Pozgar, George D. Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals Burlington : Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC,c2019 9781284144185 |
| ISBN | 9781284144192 |
| ISBN | 1284144194 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |