Ruth Purtilo
Biographic Data
| ID | 9272106 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Purtilo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Purtilo |
| SIGNATURE | PURTILO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Creighton University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Institutional Quandaries
The Ethical Dilemmas of a Rural Physician
Physicians in rural settings confront many of the same ethical dilemmas as their urban counterparts: confidentiality, quality-of-life decisions, resource allocation, and their moral responsibility for bettering the life of the community. However, the courses of action they choose as morally justifiable are influenced by distance from other professional facilities, the interrelationship of private and professional roles in a small community, and t…
Ethics Teaching in Allied Health Fields
In a physical therapy department of a rehabilitation center a college student injured in an automobile accident has been treated daily for three months. He is a paraplegic and will never regain the use of his legs. However, the physician has written orders not to let the young man know that his disability is permanent. Until now the student has taken for granted that he will walk again. Today he asks the physical therapist directly if he will alw…
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Ethics Teaching in Allied Health Fields
In a physical therapy department of a rehabilitation center a college student injured in an automobile accident has been treated daily for three months. He is a paraplegic and will never regain the use of his legs. However, the physician has written orders not to let the young man know that his disability is permanent. Until now the student has taken for granted that he will walk again. Today he asks the physical therapist directly if he will alw…
The Ethical Dilemmas of a Rural Physician
Physicians in rural settings confront many of the same ethical dilemmas as their urban counterparts: confidentiality, quality-of-life decisions, resource allocation, and their moral responsibility for bettering the life of the community. However, the courses of action they choose as morally justifiable are influenced by distance from other professional facilities, the interrelationship of private and professional roles in a small community, and t…
Institutional Quandaries
Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Action (physics) (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Confidentiality (1 work) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 work) · Emotional Labor in Professions (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Engineering ethics (1 work) · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (1 work)