Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases and concepts /

Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases and concepts /

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Author / Creator:Devettere, Raymond J.
Edition:3rd ed.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 510 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Medical ethics.
Medical ethics -- Case studies.
Decision making.
Ethics, Medical.
Bioethical Issues.
Decision Making.
Decision making.
Medical ethics.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11226923
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ISBN:9781589017627
1589017625
9781589012516
1589012518
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Print version record.
Summary:For nearly fifteen years Practical Decision Making in Health Care Ethics has offered scholars and students a highly accessible and teachable alternative to the dominant principle-based theories in the field. DevettereÆs approach is not based on an ethics of abstract obligations and duties, but, following Aristotle, on how to live a fulfilled and happy lifeùin short, an ethics of personal well-being grounded in prudence, the virtue of ethical decision making. This third edition is revised and updated and includes discussions of several landmark cases, including the tragic stories of Terri Schia.
Other form:Print version: Devettere, Raymond J. Practical decision making in health care ethics. 3rd ed. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, ©2010 9781589012516
Standard no.:3374216
Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Is Ethics?
  • Defining Ethics
  • Two Kinds of Ethics
  • Historical Versions of the Ethics of Obligation
  • Moral Reasoning and the Theories of Obligation
  • Contrasting the Ethics of Obligation with an Ethics of the Good
  • Retrieving the Ethics of the Good
  • Bioethics Today
  • Suggested Readings
  • 2. Prudence and Living a Good Life
  • The Good We Seek
  • Happiness
  • Moral Virtue
  • Prudence
  • Suggested Readings
  • 3. The Language of Health Care Ethics
  • Distinctions That Can Mislead
  • Helpful Distinctions
  • Suggested Readings
  • 4. Making Health Care Decisions
  • Complexity of Health Care Decisions
  • Decision-Making Capacity
  • Informed Consent
  • Advance Directives
  • The Patient Self-Determination Act
  • The Case of Hazel Welch
  • Final Reflections
  • Suggested Readings
  • 5. Deciding for Others
  • Becoming a Proxy
  • Standards for Making Proxy Decisions
  • Deciding for Older Children
  • Deciding for the Mentally Ill
  • Deciding for Patients of Another Culture
  • Final Reflections on Deciding for Others
  • Suggested Readings
  • 6. Determining Life and Death
  • The Classical Conceptual Framework
  • A New Conceptual Framework
  • When Does One of Us Begin?
  • When Does One of Us Die?
  • Recent Controversies over Determining Death
  • Ethical Reflections
  • Suggested Readings
  • 7. Life-Sustaining Treatments
  • Ventilators
  • The Case of Karen Quinlan
  • The Case of Brother Fox
  • The Case of william Bartling
  • The Case of Helga Wanglie
  • The Case of Barbara Howe
  • Dialysis
  • The Case of Earle Spring
  • Surgery
  • The Case of Rosaria Candura
  • Other Life-Sustaining Treatments
  • Suggested Readings
  • 8. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Terminology
  • A Brief History of Resuscitation Attempts
  • The Effectiveness of Attempting CPR
  • Learning to Withhold CPR
  • Important Ethical Elements for a DNR Policy
  • Lingering Questions about DNR Orders
  • The Case of Marie M
  • The Case of shirley Dinnerstein
  • The Case of Catherine Gilgunn
  • Suggested Readings
  • 9. Medical Nutrition and Hydration
  • The Techniques and Technologies
  • Conceptualizing Medical Nutrition and Hydration
  • The Case of Clarence Herbert
  • The Case of Claire Conroy
  • The Case of Elizabeth bouvia the Case of Nancy Cruzan
  • The Case of Terri Schiavo
  • An Emerging Controversy: the Vatican and Feeding Tubes
  • Ethical Reflections
  • Suggested Readings
  • 10. Reproductive Issues
  • Contraception and Sterilization
  • Artificial Reproduction Techniques
  • Cloning
  • Surrogate Motherhood
  • Ethical Reflections
  • Suggested Readings
  • 11. Prenatal Life
  • Abortion
  • Moral Issues of Abortion
  • RU-486
  • Maternal-Fetal Treatment Conflicts
  • The Case of Angie
  • Ethical Reflection
  • Suggested Readings
  • 12. Infants and Children
  • Historical Background
  • A Sampling of Neonatal Abnormalities
  • Special Difficulties in Deciding for Neonates and Small Children
  • The Baby Doe Regulations
  • The Case of Baby Doe
  • The Case of Baby Jane Doe
  • The Case of Danielle
  • The Case of Baby K
  • The Case of Ashley
  • Infant Euthanasia in The Netherlands
  • Suggested Readings
  • 13. Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
  • Historical Overview
  • Recent Developments
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide and State Laws
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide and the Constitution
  • Relevant Distinctions
  • Moral Reasoning and Euthanasia
  • Reasons for Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
  • Reasons against Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide
  • The Story of a Landmark Physician-Assisted suicide
  • The Case of Diane
  • Concluding Reflections
  • Suggested Readings
  • 14. Medical Research
  • Notorious Examples of Questionable Ethics in Research
  • Reactions to the Questionable Medical Research
  • Research on Embryos
  • Research on Fetuses
  • Research on Minors
  • Research in Developing Countries
  • Other Special Populations in Research
  • Animals and Medical Research
  • Suggested Readings
  • 15. Transplantation
  • Transplantation of Organs from Dead Human Donors
  • The Case of Jamie Fiske
  • The Case of Jess Sepulveda
  • Transplantation of Organs from Living Human Donors
  • Transplantation of Organs from Animals
  • The Case of Baby Fae
  • Implantation of Artificial Hearts
  • Suggested Readings
  • 16. Medical Genetics
  • Genetic Testing
  • A Case of Concern About Cancer
  • Genetic Screening
  • Genetic Research on Humans
  • The Case of Jesse Gelsinger
  • Genetic Enhancement
  • Human Genome Project
  • Suggested Readings
  • 17. Social and Political Issues
  • Paying for Health Care
  • Legislation and the "Futility" Debate
  • The Case of Sun Hudson
  • The Case of Emilio Gonzales
  • Experimental Drugs for Dying Patients
  • The Case of Abigail Burroughs and the Abigail Alliance
  • Seeding Trials and Ghost Writers
  • Suggested Readings
  • Glossary
  • Index of Cases
  • Index

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