RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The morality of care: case study and review
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 763
OP 764
DO 10.1136/jme.2011.042911
VO 38
IS 12
A1 Ryan Tatnell
A1 Phillipa J Malpas
YR 2012
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/12/763.abstract
AB This case concerns aspects of the treatment of a post-surgical patient in a major public hospital in New Zealand during the author's experiences as a fourth year medical student. This case is used to consider the interlinked ethical issues of sympathy, moral virtue, dignity and how the medical environment can realign these values.