Health Care Ethics: Principles and Problems

by Thomas M. Garrett, Harold M. Baillie, Rosellen M. Garrett

This clear, accessible text/reference explores the full range of contemporary issues in health care ethics from a practical wisdom approach. The authors present the fundamental concerns of modern medical ethics–-autonomy, beneficence, justice, and confidentiality-–and then provide analysis, cases, and insights from professional literature to discuss them. Throughout, the discussion starts with larger issues or concepts and principles and then focuses on specific problems or complications.

Genres: Philosophy

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[anny ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars.

[Ashley Ware · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to follow up on ethics in healthcare. Provides different scenarios that will have you thinking about a situation to solve.