Ethics for Health Care

By Catherine Anne Berglund

Ethics for Health Care considers ethics in the context of routine health care. It follows a sequence that is familiar in health care education and practice: training, adopting a profession, becoming a team member in a health care setting, beginning to see clients, and working with clients as their treatment progresses. While the theory of health care ethics is a central feature of the discussion, the book moves beyond the traditional theory-oriented organisation of most ethics texts to a structure that is generated by practical, professional, and client needs. Focusing on the interaction between health care provider and client, it draws on practical experience and contemporary issues in its exploration of the ethical choices that must be made in health care. Readers are encouraged to relate the ideas presented to their own views and experiences, and to answer questions as they read. Ethical issues are a feature of the everyday work of health professionals. This book is designed to equip health care students and health professionals with the skills and knowledge to deal with these concerns.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195541723
• ISBN13: 9780195541724
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"