The first ethics casebook that integrates clinical ethics (medical,
nursing, and dental) and research ethics with public health and
informatics. The book opens with five chapters on ethics, the
development of interprofessional ethics, and briefinstructional
materials for students on how to analyze ethical cases and for teachers
on how to teach ethics. In today's rapidly evolving healthcare system,
the cases in this book are far more realistic than previous efforts that
isolate the decision-making process by professions as if each is not
embedded in a larger context that involves healthcare teams, hospital
policies, and technology. The central claim of this book is that ethics
is an important common ground for all of the health professions.
Furthermore, when we recognize that our professions converge upon a
common goal we will find less conflict and more pleasure in working
together.