Ethical Dimensions In The Health Professions

by Ruth B. Purtilo

Carefully written to ensure successful use by all health care professionals, Ethical Dimensions in the Health Professions is still the only cross-disciplinary ethics book available. The new 4th edition of this bestselling title helps readers think critically and thoughtfully about ethical decisions they face in practice. Utilizing a unique 6-step decision making process designed by the author, this text provides an expert framework for making for making effective decisions.

Genres: Philosophy

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Erica]

This was required reading for my Medical Ethics class. While interesting and thought provoking, at times the information got to be too much all at once. It is also out of date, non withstanding the rapidly changing and evolving medicine/health and political climates of the USA. I feel like some of the examples for topics brought up didn’t hold as much relevance for me as perhaps they might have, if it was a decade earlier. I liked how there were case studies and questions to guide your thinking of being on the “right track” and check your understanding of the material.

[Courtney]

Ugh.