Values and Ethics for Care Practice

Sue Cuthbert

ISBN 10: 1908625309 / ISBN 13: 9781908625304

Verlag: Scion Publishing Ltd - IPSUK Mai 2017, 2017

Neuware - Values and Ethics for Care Practice introduces readers to values and ethics and their importance in patient-centred care.Values and ethics are integral to the provision, practice and delivery of patient-centred health and social care. This book, which is an expanded and updated version of Values for Care Practice, introduces readers to these concepts and helps them understand how they can apply them to become compassionate care professionals.The patient perspective and patient voice are seen and heard throughout the book. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their personal values and on those underpinning health and social care work and to understand how values and ethics are articulated in the latest Codes of Practice.The text uses activities and case studies to enable readers to apply theory in their practice.This book will help readers to understand why good caring is more than merely a practical intervention; it also requires a personal investment and quality of character that involves genuine concern and respect for others. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781908625304

Inhaltsangabe:

Values and ethics are integral to the provision, practice and delivery of patient-centered health and social care. This book, which is an expanded and updated version of the 2008 title Values for Care Practice, introduces readers to these concepts and helps them understand how they can apply them to become compassionate care professionals.
The patient perspective and patient voice are seen and heard throughout the book. Readers are encouraged to reflect on their personal values and on those underpinning health and social care work and to understand how values and ethics are articulated in the latest UK Codes of Practice.
The text uses activities and case studies to enable readers to apply theory in their practice.
This book will help readers to understand why good caring is more than merely a practical intervention; it also requires a personal investment and quality of character that involves genuine concern and respect for others.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Dr Jan Quallington qualified as a RGN (Adult) and undertook specialist education in cardiothoracic nursing. Her clinical practice was in acute medicine, coronary care and intensive care. After moving into education in a university setting Jan studied for an MA in Medical Ethics and Law and gained a Doctorate in Medical Ethics from Keele University. She undertook a number of roles in higher education and led a large multiprofessional team to deliver a wide range of health and social care education in partnership with health and social care providers and service users. Jan writes on ethical reflection and leadership in health and social care. She was most recently Head of the Institute of Health and Society at the University of Worcester before her retirement from healthcare education in 2019.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Values and Ethics for Care Practice
Verlag: Scion Publishing Ltd - IPSUK Mai 2017
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu