Ethics in practice: an interprofessional approach

An easy to understand text, which at the same time reflects contemporary health care practice, emphasising inter-professional care and cultural sensitivity to clients or patients. Discussing common ethical problems in all aspects of interdisciplinary clinical practice and presents both sides of any ethical issue. Case studies throughout make ethical issues applied and relevant to your clinical practice, so that you can understand how you can apply ethics in everyday situations including Primary Care, Mental Health, Complex CareThe book is packed with activities and pointers on professional dev.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Brief contents; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; About the authors; Guided tour; Author acknowledgements; Publisher acknowledgements; Part 1 The basic building blocks to understanding ethics in clinical practice; 1 Start at 'Go'; Help along the way; What does 'ethics' mean for health professionals?; Interprofessional health care; Culturally sensitive care; Ethical care in clinical practice; Summary; Professional development; 2 Where did you get your values and beliefs?; Who said they lived on an island by themselves?

Your uniqueness: that is, your individualityYour interconnectness with others; Values and beliefs -- where do they come from?; The role of personal socialisation -- how do we 'learn' our values?; How our values change; Culture, values and beliefs; Identity and equality; Health professionals' values; Responsible ethical behaviour; Summary; Professional development; 3 Ethical issues and problems in health care; Ethical health care; Issues, problems and dilemmas; What ethics in health care is not; Ethical problems and/or dilemmas; Applying the framework to Case study 1.1 -- Mr Chui.

Types of ethical problems and/or di…