An Introduction to Health Care Ethics
Theological Foundations, Contemporary Issues, and Controversial Cases
By Michael R. Panicola, PhD, David M. Belde, PhD, John Paul Slosar, PhD and Mark F. Repenshek, PhD
Overview
Designed for College Students Taking Their First Class in Health Care Ethics
An Introduction to Health Care Ethics is an ideal introduction for students who are unfamiliar with the subject area. Author-ethicists Michael Panicola, David Belde, John Paul Slosar, and Mark Repenshek have crafted a text grounded in rich theological and philosophical traditions and presented in an engaging manner. This text provides students with an understanding of the foundational aspects of health care ethics and leads them into a discussion of contemporary issues through the use of timely and challenging case studies. A unique focus on discernment and decision making brings the material to life for students.
Product Details
Copyright: Sept. 21, 2007
Format: Paperbound
Size: 6 x 9
Length: 320 pages
Weight: 0.950lbs
Item number: 7002
ISBN: 978-0-88489-944-0
ISBN-10: 0-88489-944-6
Customer Reviews
By Mark M. Wilkins, teacher, St. Xavier High School
I have been using An Introduction to Health Care Ethics this fall with a student who is taking Bioethics as an independent study course. It is the best introduction I have found in this area. I have 32 years teaching experience with 12 years teaching Bioethics on the high school level and 8 teaching nursing students as a college adjunct. Your Healthcare Ethics book is thoughtful, comprehensive and accessible. The student using this book has found it very easy to read and understand. It has helped me push him on to other, more academic readings. I am going to suggest to my teaching partner that we adopt this book for the future. It will be the first Ethics text we have used in the 12 years of teaching the course. The book is that good.
By Rev. Steven O'Hala, Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Florida
I commend the authors for their effort to offer this kind of introduction to health care ethics, which explains the theological dimension of current issues with the help of practical cases.
By Dr. Karen Elliott, CPPS, Mercy College of Northwest Ohio
"I feel very enthusiastic about the engaging and dynamic presentation of
medical ethics in this text. The multimedia aids encourage creativity by both
the instructor and the students and, along with the exercises, will create a
personal integration of the material that makes medical ethics relevant for
the students."
