American College of Physicians Code of Ethics
The Manual is intended to facilitate the process of making ethical decisions in clinical practice, teaching, and medical research and to describe and explain underlying ethics principles, as well as the physician's role in society and with colleagues.
Books on Ethics of End of Life Care & Practice
Palliative Care: psychosocial and ethical considerations by Call Number: Online EBookISBN: 9781536106114Publication Date: 2017-01-01Unattended, psychosocial issues can leave patients and families ill-equipped to cope and manage their cancer diagnosis and treatment. When psychosocial care is properly integrated into clinical care, it has a direct impact on the patient's quality of life. In this book, the authors cover clinical, psychosocial and end-of-life aspects.
Palliative Care: a guide for health social workers by Call Number: Online EBookISBN: 0190669608Publication Date: 2019-01-30Palliative Care: guides and inspires health social workers to incorporate palliative care principles into their current clinical practice. This book is a useful tool for educators, learners, and practicing social workers working with individuals and families navigating complex health care systems.
Nursing Ethics
American Nurses Association via Nursing World: Code of Ethics for Nurses With Interpretive Statements
American Nurses Association Position Statement: Nurses' Role and Responsibilities in Providing Care and Support at the End of Life
Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Nursing Standards of Practice (CHPCA Nursing Standards Committee, October 2009)
Mohanti, BK. (2009). Ethics and Palliative Care Nursing. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 15(2): 89-92.
"Ethics in Palliative Care" (Macauley, Oxford Medicine, 2018))
PubMed Search details: : "Palliative Care/ethics"[MeSH] AND ("2015/01/01"[PDAT] : "2020/12/31"[PDAT] AND English[lang]) (simple search. Could be multiple searches done to cover this topic.)
Six Values in Medical Ethics
The foundation of medical ethics is based upon six principles:
--Autonomy
--Beneficence
--Non-maleficence
--Justice
--Dignity
--Truthfulness and honesty
From Ethics in Palliative Care, 2009, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902121/?report=printable
Position Papers & CA Law
REGISTERED NURSES’ ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN PROVIDING EXPERT CARE AND COUNSELING AT THE END OF LIFE
Effective Date: June 14, 2010
Originated By: Congress on Nursing Practice and Economics and Center for Ethics and Human Rights Advisory Board
Adopted By: ANA Board of Directors http://tinyurl.com/p4b5gc8
California's "End of Life Option Act" (2016): http://coalitionccc.org/tools-resources/end-of-life-option-act/