Ethics in practice: an interprofessional approach

"An easy to understand text which 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 Care. The book is packed with activities and pointers on professional development, and contains advice on keeping a reflective journal."--Publisher's website.

Pt. 1. The basic building blocks to understanding ethics in clinical practice -- 1. Start at 'Go' -- 2. Where did you get your values and beliefs? -- 3. Ethical issues and problems in health care -- 4. Clients' and patients' rights and protecting the vulnerable -- 5. The relationship of ethics to philosophy -- 6. Eastern philosophical traditions -- 7. Being part of a team : interprofessional care -- 8. 'Why do they make me suffer?' : pain and resuscitation -- 9. The experiences of illness and loss -- 10. Making decisions that are ethical -- Pt. 2. Different types of clinical practice or situations -- 11. Ethical issues in primary health care -- 12. Ethical problems occurring in mental health and psychiatric care -- 13. Complex care : ethical problems in the emergency department, perioperative, intensive and coronary care units -- 14. Who gets what? : in other words, the allocation of resources -- 15. Sexuality : masculine and feminine ethical issues -- 16. How to do ethical health care research -- 17. It isn't easy, but it is essential!