The Basics of Professional Ethics

The ultimate goal of service delivery in the health sector is the preservation and/or prolongation of life. This noble ambition is attainable through the delivery of high-quality care by health care professionals who make it a duty to display and maintain high levels of competence and good professional conduct. This book contains simplified details of ethical/moral philosophical theories and principles that underlie prescribed ethical norms, with which ethical decisions are made and moral judgment passed.