Bioethics

By Dorcas Mireku Appiah, John Kwaku Opoku, Abdul Ibrahim Naiza

Bioethics: Principles and Moral Obligations in Health Care Practice discusses vital issues in healthcare and medical practice in the 21st century. It gives a thorough overview of all biomedical principles and moral obligations in the practice of medicine. It also explores the use of ethical principles and moral obligations in health care practice and special issues that arises in the provision of health care services.Providing readers with confidence in the face of healthcare dilemmas, the book features chapters on basic principles in healthcare such as the principle of respect for autonomy, informed consent, medical confidentiality, the principle of beneficence and nonmaleficence, principle of justice, and the moral obligation of truth-telling in the health care practice. The book intends to enlighten anyone interested in ethics, medical ethics, and bioethics. Also, it is useful for the education of the general public so that they are aware of what can be expected from their healthcare providers, patients can be responsible partners in their healthcare and healing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6205512599
• ISBN13: 9786205512593
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"