TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Ethical Risk Factors A1 - Kirsch, Nancy R. PY - 2018 T2 - Ethics in Physical Therapy: A Case-Based Approach AB - Knowing the right thing to do, doesn’t always mean we will do it. Healthcare professionals accept the obligation to answer to a set of ethical standards that are more demanding that those incumbent on the general population. Nobody expects that their ethical values will be challenged during their professional career, so the question arises why do people find themselves with ethical breeches and is there something they could have done to prevent these lapses? There has been little formal work done in this area. Some early observations and data gathered primarily through interviewing individuals to see where the moral breakdown may have occurred resulted in some interesting findings. Across healthcare fields, medicine, nursing, and of course physical therapy, some common factors have been identified as not the only cause for an ethical breech but certainly a contributing factor. Recognizing some of the potential contributing factors can be helpful for all practitioners in their effort to avoid an ethical behavioral lapse (Welsh and Ordonez, 2014). SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1151751033 ER -