Civility in Health Care: A Moral Imperative

Author:

Geiderman Joel M.,Moskop John C.,Marco Catherine A.,Schears Raquel M.,Derse Arthur R.

Abstract

AbstractCivility is an essential feature of health care, as it is in so many other areas of human interaction. The article examines the meaning of civility, reviews its origins, and provides reasons for its moral significance in health care. It describes common types of uncivil behavior by health care professionals, patients, and visitors in hospitals and other health care settings, and it suggests strategies to prevent and respond to uncivil behavior, including institutional codes of conduct and disciplinary procedures. The article concludes that uncivil behavior toward health care professionals, patients, and others subverts the moral goals of health care and is therefore unacceptable. Civility is a basic professional duty that health care professionals should embrace, model, and teach.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Health Policy,Health (social science),Issues, ethics and legal aspects

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