About the authors; Prologue: Anne's story
1. Introduction to values for care practice
1.1 Introducing values and care
1.2 What are values?
1.3 Where do our values and beliefs
come from?
1.4 The relationship between personal
and professional values
1.5 Institutional and organisational
values
1.6 Professional bodies and codes of
conduct
1.7 Conclusion
2. Introduction to ethics for care practice
2.1 What are morals and ethics?
2.2 Ethical theories and
principles
2.3 The role of ethics
2.4 Conclusion
3. Compassion and care
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Caring as a virtue
3.3 Virtuous caring
3.4 Compassion in care policy
3.5 Defining compassion
3.6 The virtue of compassion
3.7 Compassionate care
3.8 The experience of compassionate
care
3.9 A culture of compassionate
care
3.10 Conclusion
4. Rights, equality and anti-discriminatory
practice
4.1 Introduction
4.2 What are rights?
4.3 Different kinds of rights
4.4 Limitations on rights
4.5 Celebrating difference
4.6 Understanding equality, prejudice
and discrimination
4.7 Why do discrimination and
prejudice continue to exist in care?
4.8 Engaging in anti-discriminatory
practice
4.9 A rights-based approach to
care
4.10 Conclusion
5. Respect and dignity
5.1 Introduction
5.2 What do we mean when we use the
terms 'respect' and 'respect for persons'?
5.3 The moral duty of respect for
persons
5.4 The moral value of dignity
5.5 Respect, dignity and privacy in
practice
5.6 Conclusion
6. Autonomy and the principle of respect for
autonomy
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Defining autonomy
6.3 Formal definitions and key
components of autonomy
6.4 Necessary conditions to be
autonomous
6.5 Capacity and competence
6.6 A duty of respect for
autonomy
6.7 Informed consent
6.8 An alternative view autonomy -
relational autonomy
6.9 Conclusion
7. Trust, confidentiality and truth-telling
7.1 Introduction
7.2 What are trust and
trustworthiness?
7.3 Different types of trust
7.4 Moral responsibility and
trustworthiness
7.5 Confidentiality and
truth-telling
7.6 The value of honesty and
truth-telling
7.7 Conclusion
8. Protection from harm and promoting
independence
8.1 Introduction
8.2 What is risk and do we need to be
protected from it?
8.3 Risk assessment
8.4 Predicting risk
8.5 Assessing risk in practice
8.6 Risk management and protection
from harm
8.7 Conclusion
9. Values, accountability and responsibility
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Responsibility and accountability
in practice
9.3 Leadership in care
9.4 Responsibility and the
employer
9.5 Organisational responsibility and
accountability
9.6 Responsibility for the manner in
which care is provided
9.7 Professional accountability and
codes of practice
9.8 Maintaining records
9.9 Conclusion
10. Conclusion: value-based reflection
10.1 The role of values
10.2 Compassion and care
10.3 Rights, equality and
anti-discriminatory practice
10.4 Respect, dignity and
autonomy
10.5 Trust, confidentiality and
truth-telling
10.6 Protection from harm and
promoting independence
10.7 Values, accountability and
responsibility
10.6 Protection from harm and
promoting independence
10.7 Where to next?
10.8 Values-led reflection
References; Index
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.
‘This is a valuable text which encourages students to examine their
personal values at a time when they are developing professional
values and identity. I think students will revisit this text
throughout their programme. It is a complex theoretical concept
which is interwoven with health care practice in a way that
students can grasp. I particularly like the activities and
reflections.’
Lecturer, University of Plymouth
‘An accessible book for all students especially pre-registration
students. A well organised book with lots of very useful activities
that can be carried out in class or on one’s own. A very useful
resource when delivering classes looking at ethical issues in the
health care environment.’
Lecturer, University of the West of England
‘The book is well written in terms that are understandable to a
range of practitioners at differing levels and focuses on core
values. The use of reflection and exercises helps the student (and
the lecturer) contextualise the sometimes abstract into reality and
practice.’
Lecturer, Bangor University
‘I really liked this book – the layout, exercises, etc are useful
and provide students with opportunities to expand knowledge base
and reflect upon what they have read in relation to practice. The
concepts covered are essential for clinical practice and in
particular autonomy, independence, respect, trust are key themes
for the module I run for pre-registration nursing (client focussed
care). Overall the text is coherent, well written and well
referenced. Students will like it as it is easy to understand yet
nevertheless sufficiently academic.’
Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University
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