Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century, Second Edition

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Author(s):	Eileen E. Morrison, EdD, MPH, CHES, Professor, Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos
Details:	ISBN-13: 9780763745264 ISBN-10:076374526X Paperback 441 pages © 2009
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New Edition Available 5/1/2013

Instructor Resources: Instructor's Manual, PowerPoints

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, long-term care, health administration, and more.

Designed for graduate and upper level graduate programs, this text will challenge the reader to think beyond the existing system of medicine and inspire further exploration and thought.

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Each chapter uses the most current examples and introduces new thought-provoking concepts.
New authors, not found in the first edition, provide chapters on areas of concern such as the ethics of spirituality and the ethics of disaster response.
New chapter features such as 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).

PART I—FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY

Chapter 1 Theory of Health Care Ethics
James Summers
Chapter 2 Principles of Health Care Ethics
James Summers

PART II—CRITICAL ISSUES FOR INDIVIDUALS

Chapter 3: The Moral Status of Gametes and Embryos: Storage and Surrogacy
Glenn C. Graber
Chapter 4: The Ethical Challenge of the New Reproductive Technology
Sidney Callahan
Chapter 5: Abortion: The Unexplored Middle Ground
Carol Petrozella
Chapter 6: Proposals for Human Cloning: A Review and Ethical Evaluation
Kevin T. Fitzgerald
Chapter 7: Competency: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters
  Byron Chell
Chapter 8: The Patient Self-Determination Act
  David B. Clarke
Chapter 9: Older People and Long-Term Care: Issues of Access
Janet Gardner-Ray
Chapter 10 Respecting Autonomy of Elders in Nursing Homes
George J. Agich
Chapter 11: Death, Medicine, and Moral Significance of Family Decision Making
  James Lindemann Nelson
Chapter 12: Ethical Issues in the Use of Fluids and Nutrition: When Can They Be Withdrawn
   T. Patrick Hill
Chapter 13: Ethical Issues Concerning Physician-Assisted Death
  Barbara Supanich

PART III—CRITICAL ISSUES FOR HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS

Chapter 14: Health Care Institutional Ethics: Broader than Clinical Ethics
  Carrie Zoubul
Chapter 15: Hospital Ethics Committees: Rules, Membership Structure and Difficulties
  John F. Monagle and Michael P. West
Chapter 16: Ethically Important Distinctions among Managed Care Organizations
  Jessica Moore
Chapter 17: Bioethical Dilemmas in Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Care
  Kenneth V. Iverson
Chapter 18: High Technology Home Care: Critical Issues and Ethical Choices
Melissa Brandon
Chapter 19: Spirituality in Health Care Organizations
  Dexter Freeman and Eileen E. Morrison

PART IV—CRITICAL ISSUES IN SOCIETAL HEALTH

Chapter 20: Equality and Inequality in American Health Care
  Nick King
Chapter 21: Is Rationing of Health Care Ethically Defensible?
  Chris Hackler
Chapter 22: Domestic Violence: Changing Theory, Changing Practice
  Carole Warshaw
Chapter 23: Ethics Issues in Disaster Relief
Karen Bawel-Brinkley and Eileen E. Morrison
Chapter 24 Looking toward the Future
   Eileen E. Morrison

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Eileen E. Morrison, EdD, MPH, CHES-Professor, Health Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos

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 an associate professor of health administration at Texas State University in San Marcos Texas.

Additional Titles by this Author

Health Care Ethics Companion Website
ISBN-13: 9781449665050
Health Care Ethics
ISBN-13: 9781449665357
Ethics in Health Administration: A Practical Approach for Decision Makers
ISBN-13: 9780763773274

"We have been very impressed with the book ... we definitely intend to make the entire book a course required textbook the next time this class is taught. It is a great blend of ethical theory with practical, applied cases."
—Sara Hart, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Health Policy & Management, University of Kansas, School of Medicine
"This is an exceptional textbook and yes, I am seriously considering its use for the ethics class in the fall. The book is particularly useful because of its handling of current ethical issues that nurses and other are experiencing in their practice today."
—Anna C. Mullins, R.N., DNSC, Project Director, California Nurses Foundation