Applying Ethical Principles to Clinical Practice

Dominic Glorioso

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040762141
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

Applying Ethical Principles to Clinical Practice provides a concise overview of bioethics, drawing especially on principlism, for all those who encounter moral dilemmas as part of their professional responsibilities to their patients.

Including an introductory chapter each on the principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice, Glorioso then explores how these principles can apply in different clinical scenarios. The applied chapters look at end-of-life care, cancer care, intensive care, and the organization of health services. The book ends with chapters exploring how to establish healthcare ethics consultation services and develop your communication skills.

This guide is written in clear and accessible language and is designed for frontline healthcare professionals and their students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction: Why I Wrote This Book
• 1 The Ethical Principle of Autonomy
• 2 The Ethical Principle of Beneficence
• 3 The Ethical Principle of Nonmaleficence
• 4 The Ethical Principle of Justice
• 5 Healthcare Ethics and Clinical Trials for Late-Stage Cancers
• 6 The Bioethical Dilemma of Medical Futility in the ICU
• 7 A Patient-Centered Palliative Approach to End-of-life Care
• 8 The Organization of Healthcare as a Sustainable Resource
• 9 Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals
• 10 Developing a Healthcare Ethics Consultative Service
• Epilogue
• Index