Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians

Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians by Hébert, Philip C.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780195428414.

Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians is a concise and practical guide to ethical decision-making in medicine. The text is aimed at second- and third-year one-semester ethics courses offered in medical schools, health sciences departments, and nursing programs. By taking an applied approach rather than a theoretical approach, this text serves the needs of medical and nursing students, residents, and practicing physicians by sorting through questions of moral principles relevant to the diverse and growing number of healthcare professionals. The many topics covered include truth telling, refusal of treatment, assisted suicide, managing error, and reproductive choice.