Truth, Trust and Medicine

by Jennifer Jackson

Overview

Truth, Trust and Medicine investigates trust and honesty in medicine. It looks at the doctor-patient relationship, raising questions which disturb notions of patients' autonomy and self-determination, such as withholding information and consent and covert surveillance in care units. It will be of interest to those working in medical ethics and applied philosophy, and a valuable resource for practitioners of medicine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134666430
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/04/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	433 KB

About the Author

Jennifer Jackson is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics at the University of Leeds, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, 1. Truthfulness in medical and nursing practice, 2. Noble lies and therapeutic tricks, 3. Why truthfulness matters, 4. What truthfulness requires, 5. The teaching we need to preserve truthfulness, 6. Doctors and nurses as ‘caring pragmatists’, 7. Deceptions and concealments in medical and nursing practice, 8. Dishonesty in medical research, 9. Can doctors and nurses be ‘too honest’?, 10. Truth and trust: medical ethics today and any day, Notes, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

Jackson (business and professional ethics, U. of Leeds) questions whether honesty and openness are of equal importance in maintaining trust in a doctor-patient relationship. In doing so she examines issues such as "noble lies and therapeutic tricks," what truthfulness requires, dishonesty in medical research, and if doctors and nurses can be "too honest." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'Jackson has a keen eye for the nuances and variations between particular cases - which is extremely important in applied ethics. The book is very easy to read.' - Bioethics

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