Product Description

The Textbook of Healthcare Ethics, Second Edition is written with practising physicians, medical students and residents, nurses, philosophers, and other healthcare workers in mind. The text is also highly suitable for formal ethics courses in medical, nursing and allied healthcare programs, as well as for training ethics committee members.
This book is an introduction to the broad field of biomedical ethics. While offering a basic introduction to ethical theory, it discusses, as well, the wide array of ethical problems encountered in the daily practice of healthcare professionals. It is written by two Bioethicists who, prior to entering the field of Bioethics, worked as healthcare professionals. The primary author has a background in medicine and the secondary author has a background in nursing.
This thoroughly revised second edition is meant to be both a theoretical and a practical introduction to the field, and is intended to be as accessible to the beginner as it is to those already working in the field. It provides practical strategies and tools that can be used for training medical personnel and members of ethics committees, and can serve equally well as an introduction for lay persons interested in the field.

Product Details

• Published on: 2004-07-20
• Released on: 1990-11-30
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Review
`An unqualified success...concise and well written...The medical student or resident will find the substance and style immediately accessible. The book will equally serve the seasoned medical practitioner who is uninitiated in analysis of the ethical dimensions of practice...a valuable work.' New England Journal of Medicine `Will prove worthwhile to any student or scholar seeking a painless introduction to the study of ethics.' American Scientist `This textbook is pithy, comprehensive, and interesting, unlike some books with flashier titles, and would be an excellent book for discussion-based classroom use.' Ethics, April 1998