Medical Ethics For Dummies

by Jane Runzheimer, Linda Johnson Larsen

A practical, insightful guide to the moral and ethical standards of healthcare


Succeeding in the healthcare field means more than just making a diagnosis and writing a prescription. Healthcare professionals are responsible for convincing patients and their family members of the best course of action and treatments to follow, while knowing how to make the right moral and ethical choices, and so much more. Unlike daunting and expensive texts, Medical Ethics For Dummies offers an accessible and affordable course supplement for anyone studying medical or biomedical ethics.
•    Follows typical medical and biomedical ethics courses
•    Covers real ethical dilemmas doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers may face
•    Includes moral issues surrounding stem cell research, genetic engineering, euthanasia, and more
Packed with helpful information, Medical Ethics For Dummies arms aspiring medical professionals with the philosophical and practical foundation for advancing in a field where critical ethical and moral decisions need to be rapidly and convincingly made.

Genres: Medical Ethics

384 pages, Paperback

First published November 9, 2010

Reviews

[Pratyusha]

I think Medical Ethics as a topic is thought-provoking, but this book was disappointing. I tried to read it as a book, as a piece of literature (which was my mistake), but I think it is more of a reference book. It focuses primarily on the legal aspect of medical ethics in the US, which is interesting, but not my main goal of reading the book. I was expecting some heated discussion on different aspects of medical ethics which I couldn't find. Nonetheless, for someone with little knowledge of medical ethics, I did benefit from this books, and I appreciated how the topics were always linked back to the 4 core ethical principles followed by clinicians: beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice. It provided interesting case studies too. I might refer back to it if I'd like to learn facts about a certain medical ethics topic.

[Vegetarian]

One MUST start somewhere on this foundational topic.

[Kasthuri]

reading

[Nuha]

This book is very clear and sometimes a little funny. Enjoyed it.

[Thomas J. Benedict]

Terrible resource for Multiple Mini Interviews. Wish they did more in-depth analysis of the ethical cases.