Health care ethics : critical issues for the 21st century

Cover
Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
About the Editors
Preface
PART I Foundations in Theory
	Chapter 1 Theory of Healthcare Ethics
		Introduction
		Ethics and Health Care
		Ethical Relativism
		Ethics Theories
		Ethics Theories and Their Value to Healthcare Professionals
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 2 Principles of Healthcare Ethics
		Introduction
		Nonmaleficence
		Beneficence
		Autonomy
		Theories of Justice
		Reflective Equilibrium as a Decision-Making Model
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
PART II Critical Issues for Individuals
	Chapter 3 The Moral Status of Gametes and Embryos: Storage and Surrogacy
		Introduction
		The Moral Community
		Making Decisions
		Surrogacy
		Storage
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Additional Readings
		Notes
	Chapter 4 The Ethical Challenges of the New Reproductive Technologies
		Introduction
		Two Inadequate Approaches to Evaluating Alternative Reproductive Technology
		A Basis for Developing an Ethical Position
		A Proposed Ethical Standard
		The Family
		Donors and the Cultural Ethos
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 5 Ethics and Aging in America
		Introduction
		The Growing Population Needing Care
		Issues of Access
		Forces for Improving Access
		What Are the Prospects for Improved Access?
		Update from a Practitioner’s View
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Additional Resources
		Notes
PART III Critical Issues for Healthcare Organizations
	Chapter 6 Healthcare Ethics Committees: Roles, Memberships, Structure, and Difficulties
		Introduction
		Why an Ethics Committee?
		The Function and Roles of Ethics Committees
		Ethics Committee Membership
		The Healthcare Ethics Committee’s Background and Education
		Institutional Commitment
		Challenges for Healthcare Ethics Committees
		Update from a Practitioner’s View
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 7 Ethics in the Management of Health Information Systems
		Introduction
		Operational Definitions
		Ethical Dilemmas Involving Data on HISs
		Smartphone Network of Healthcare Awareness—Good Idea or Violation of Privacy?
		Is Health Care a Right or a Benefit? What Data Protection Should Be Provided to PHI?
		Ethical Decision-Making Models for the Management of HIM
		Acknowledgment
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 8 Technological Advances in Health Care: Blessing or Ethics Nightmare?
		Introduction
		Medical and HIT Defined
		The Ethical Obligation
		Science and Technology Innovations and Ethics Concerns
		Recent Innovations Involving Technology and Their Ethics Concerns
		HIT and the Medical Group Practice
		Summary
		Questions for Review
		Notes
	Chapter 9 Ethics and Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
		Introduction
		Extent of the Problem
		Problem-Solving
		Ethics Concerns
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 10 Spirituality and Healthcare Organizations
		Introduction
		Evidence-Based Practice: The Answer and the Challenge
		This Thing Called Spirituality
		Is There a Place for Spirituality in the Healthcare Workplace?
		Spirituality in the Business of Health Care
		Integration of Spirituality into Healthcare Workplaces
		Ethics Theories and Spirituality
		Ethics Principles and Spirituality
		Summary
		Questions for Review
		Notes
	Chapter 11 A New Era of Health Care: The Ethics of Healthcare Reform
		Introduction
		Healthcare Reform in the United States
		Health System Reform in the 20th Century
		Key Provisions of the Healthcare Reform Legislation of 2010 (ACA)
		How Well Have the Reforms Met the Expectations of a Just Healthcare System?
		Ethics Considerations Underlying Healthcare Reform
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
PART IV Critical Issues for Society’s Health
	Chapter 12 Health Inequalities and Health Inequities
		Introduction
		What Are Health Inequalities?
		Why Are Some Health Inequalities also Health Inequities?
		How Can We Measure Health Inequalities?
		What Is the Best Way to Reduce or Eliminate Health Inequalities?
		Conclusion
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 13 The Ethics of Epidemics
		Introduction
		Epidemics, Ethics, and Public Health
		Modern Epidemics
		Determination of the Decision-Making Responsibility: Individual Autonomy Versus Paternalism
		International Perspectives and the Bioethics Model
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Acknowledgment
		Notes
	Chapter 14 Ethics of Disasters: Planning and Response
		Introduction
		Disasters in U. S. History
		Disaster Planning and Response by the Federal Government
		Disaster Preparedness and Response for Healthcare Institutions
		Professional Readiness for Disasters
		Individual Response to Disasters
		Update from a Practitioner’s Point of View
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 15 Domestic Violence: Changing Theory, Changing Practice
		Introduction
		Personal and Social Barriers
		Systemic Barriers
		Impact of Theory on Clinical Practice
		Structural Constraints
		Implications for Training and Practice
		Conclusion
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
	Chapter 16 Looking Toward the Future
		Introduction
		New Considerations in Ethics Theory
		Summary
		Questions for Discussion
		Notes
Glossary
Index