Seedhouse, David.

Ethics : the heart of health care. - 3rd ed. - Chichester, U.K : Wiley-Blackwell : Values Exchange, 2009. - lx, 212 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Ethics: The Heart of Health Care — a classicethics text in medical, health and nursing studies — isrecommended around the globe for its straightforward introductionto ethical analysis. In this Third Edition David Seedhouse againdemonstrates tangibly and graphically how ethics and health careare inextricably bound together, and creates a firm theoreticalbasis for practical decision-making. He not only clarifies ethicsbut, with the aid of the acclaimed Ethical Grid, teaches anessential practical skill which can be productively applied inday-to-day health care.
Completely revised and updated, this Third Edition presents anexpanded theory of ethics section, and includes comprehensive andcontemporary examples and case studies. Newly covered areintroductions to rights in health care ethics, the ethics of care,intuitionism, privacy, euthanasia, suicide and consent, and anextensive FAQ section is added.

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