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The Ethical Dilemmas of a Rural Physician
Author(s) -
Purtilo Ruth,
Sorrell James
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3563112
Subject(s) - confidentiality , obligation , public relations , moral obligation , business , action (physics) , rural area , health care , quality (philosophy) , resource (disambiguation) , nursing , political science , medicine , law , computer network , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , computer science
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 the non‐specialized orientation of their practices.