Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century

by Eileen E. Morrison, Elizabeth Furlong

Overview

Building on the wisdom and forward thinking of authors John Monagle and David Thomasa, this thorough revision of Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century brings the reader up-to-date on the most important issues in biomedical ethics today.

Organized around four central themes in healthcare ethics (theoretical foundations, and issues for individuals, organizations, and society), the Second Edition brings together the insights of leading experts in the fields of bioethics, longterm care, health administration, and more. Designed for upperlevel programs, this text will challenge the reader to think beyond the existing system of medicine and inspire further exploration and thought.

Each chapter uses the most current examples and introduces new thought-provoking concepts.

New authors provide up-to-date chapters on areas of concern such as the ethics of spirituality and the ethics of disaster response.

New features such as chapter overviews, end-of-chapter discussion questions, and an extensive glossary further enhance learning.

The text is accompanied by instructor support materials including an Instructor's Manual with detailed lesson plans and PowerPoint lecture slides (available online).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449657376
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	02/28/2013
Edition description:	Older Edition
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Eileen Morrison is a graduate of Vanderbilt University where she earned her doctorate in counseling and administration. She also holds a MPH from the University of Tennessee. She has developed and taught courses in health administration ethics to both undergraduate and graduate students and has been active in educating professionals through workshops and journal articles. Currently, she is a professor of health administration at Texas State University in San Marcos Texas.

She is the program director of the Health Services Administration program in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She also coordinates the newest program offering to the department of Health Sciences- the Population Health Certificate program. Rachel teaches a broad range of healthcare courses in both curricula’s including, Strategic Management in Health Care, Health Care Finance, Economics in Health Care and Essentials of Population Health. Before moving to academia, Rachel worked in the healthcare finance sector holding supervisory and managerial positions. Over the past 10 years she has maximized her healthcare knowledge and understanding by researching, writing, and presenting on a variety of healthcare topics. She will continue to be a life-long learner and educator.

Table of Contents

Contributors ix

About the Author xi

Preface xiii

Part I Foundations in Theory 1

Chapter 1 Theory of Health Care Ethics James Summers 3

Chapter 2 Principles of Health Care Ethics James Summers 41

Part II Critical Issues for Individuals 59

Chapter 3 The Moral Status of Gametes and Embryos: Storage and Surrogacy Glenn C. Graber 61

Chapter 4 The Ethical Challenge of the New Reproductive Technology Sidney Callahan 71

Chapter 5 Abortion: The Unexplored Middle Ground Olga Carol Petrozella 87

Chapter 6 Proposals for Human Cloning: A Review and Ethical Evaluation Kevin T. Fitzgerald 99

Chapter 7 Competency: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters Byron Chell 110

Chapter 8 The Patient Self-Determination Act David B. Clarke 123

Chapter 9 Older People and Long-Term Care: Issues of Access Janet Gardner-Ray 167

Chapter 10 Respecting Autonomy of Elders in Nursing Homes George J. Agich 184

Chapter 11 Death, Medicine, and Moral Significance of Family Decision Making James Lindemann Nelson 201

Chapter 12 Ethical Issues in the Use of Fluids and Nutrition: When Can They Be Withdrawn? T. Patrick Hill 210

Chapter 13 Ethical Issues Concerning Physician-Assisted Death Barbara Supanich 222

Part III Critical Issues For Health Care Organizations 235

Chapter 14 Health Care Institutional Ethics: Broader than Clinical Ethics Carrie S. Zoubul 237

Chapter 15 Hospital Ethics Committees: Rules, Membership Structure, and Difficulties John F. Monagle Michael P. West 251

Chapter 16 Ethically-Important Distinctions Among Managed Care Organizations Jessica Moore 267

Chapter 17 Bioethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care KennethV. Iverson 283

Chapter 18 High-Technology Home Care: Critical Issues and Ethical Choices Melissa F. Brandon 297

Chapter 19 Spirituality in Health Care Organizations Dexter Freeman Eileen E. Morrison 321

Part IV Critical Issues in Societal Health 337

Chapter 20 Equality and Inequality in American Health Care Nicholas King 339

Chapter 21 Is Rationing of Health Care Ethically Defensible? Chris Hackler 355

Chapter 22 Domestic Violence: Changing Theory, Changing Practice Carole Warshaw 365

Chapter 23 Ethics Issues in Disaster Relief Eileen E. Morrison Karen J. Bawel-Brinkley 382

Chapter 24 Looking Toward the Future Eileen E. Morrison 397

Glossary 409

Index 419