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Make the right choice when facing ethical issues in clinical practice
Clinical Ethics teaches health care professionals how to effectively identify, evaluate, and resolve ethical issues in clinical medicine. Utilizing the author's acclaimed "four topics" method and numerous illustrative case examples, the book enables practitioners to gain a better understanding of complexities involved in ethical cases and proceed to find a solution for each case.
A great new design featuring a 2-color presentation
New and expanded coverage of cultural issues in medical ethics
Extensive use of clinical case scenarios, allow you to apply the book's basic concepts to real world patient encounters Features the famous Four Topics Method, an easy approach used to identify, analyze, and resolve ethical problems in clinical medicine
Current opinion on complex and controversial issues such as physician-assisted death, genetic testing and screening, and stem-celled transplantation
Coverage of ethical considerations in research trials, palliative care, and other growing medical areas
Practical coverage of all the important legal issues
The content you need to make the right choice:
Introduction; Indications for Medical Intervention; Preferences of Patients; Quality of Life; Contextual Features.
Synopsis:
A unique structured approach to solving ethical issues that arise in daily clinical practice
Clinical Ethics teaches the widely-known Four-Topics Method to help you make the right choice when facing complex ethical questions and dilemmas encountered during everyday patient care. You will learn an easy-to-apply system based on simple questions about medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, and contextual features that clearly explain clinical ethics and helps you formulate a sound diagnosis and treatment strategy.
Goes beyond theory to offer a solid decision-making strategy applicable to real-world practice
Numerous clinical case examples link principles to everyday practice--many new to this edition
Practical coverage of important legal issues
Ethical considerations in palliative care, medically assisted death, clinical research, and other timely issues
Perfect for students, trainees, clinicians, ethics committee members, nurses, and patients
Handy four-topics chart pullout card
The content you need to make the right choice:
Introduction; Medical Intervention; Patient Preferences; Quality of Life; Contextual Features.
Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical Medicine, Seventh Edition (Lange Clinical Science)
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Albert R. Jonsen
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A unique structured approach to solving ethical issues that arise in daily clinical practice
Clinical Ethics teaches the widely-known Four-Topics Method to help you make the right choice when facing complex ethical questions and dilemmas encountered during everyday patient care. You will learn an easy-to-apply system based on simple questions about medical indications, patient preferences, quality of life, and contextual features that clearly explain clinical ethics and helps you formulate a sound diagnosis and treatment strategy.
Goes beyond theory to offer a solid decision-making strategy applicable to real-world practice
Numerous clinical case examples link principles to everyday practice--many new to this edition
Practical coverage of important legal issues
Ethical considerations in palliative care, medically assisted death, clinical research, and other timely issues
Perfect for students, trainees, clinicians, ethics committee members, nurses, and patients
Handy four-topics chart pullout card
The content you need to make the right choice:
Introduction; Medical Intervention; Patient Preferences; Quality of Life; Contextual Features.
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