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Nursing ethics / Ian E. Thompson, Kath M. Melia, Kenneth M. Boyd.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2005Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xviii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0443061475
  • 9780443061479
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2 22
LOC classification:
  • RT85 .T476 2005
Contents:
Introduction: Ethics in nursing - continuity and change -- Part 1. Cultural issues, methods and approaches to nursing ethics -- 1. Nursing ethics: historical, cultural and professional perspectives -- 2. Nursing ethics - what do we mean by 'ethics'? -- Part 2. Socialisation, professionalisation and nursing values -- 3. Becoming a nurse and member of the profession -- 4. Power and responsibility in nursing practice and management -- 5. Professional responsibility and accountability in nursing -- Part 3. Nursing ethics - issues in clinical practice -- 6. Classical areas of controversy in nursing and biomedical ethics -- 7. Direct responsibility in nurse /patient relationships -- 8. Conflicting demands in nursing groups of patients -- Part 4. Ethics in nursing management, research and teaching -- 9. Ethics in healthcare management: research, evaluation and performance management -- 10. The political ethics of healthcare: health policies and resource allocation -- 11. Corporate ethics in healthcare: strategic planning and ethical policy development -- Part 5. Ethical decision-making and moral theory -- 12. Making moral decisions and being able to justify our actions -- 13. The relevance of moral theory: justifying our ethical policies.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index.

Introduction: Ethics in nursing - continuity and change -- Part 1. Cultural issues, methods and approaches to nursing ethics -- 1. Nursing ethics: historical, cultural and professional perspectives -- 2. Nursing ethics - what do we mean by 'ethics'? -- Part 2. Socialisation, professionalisation and nursing values -- 3. Becoming a nurse and member of the profession -- 4. Power and responsibility in nursing practice and management -- 5. Professional responsibility and accountability in nursing -- Part 3. Nursing ethics - issues in clinical practice -- 6. Classical areas of controversy in nursing and biomedical ethics -- 7. Direct responsibility in nurse /patient relationships -- 8. Conflicting demands in nursing groups of patients -- Part 4. Ethics in nursing management, research and teaching -- 9. Ethics in healthcare management: research, evaluation and performance management -- 10. The political ethics of healthcare: health policies and resource allocation -- 11. Corporate ethics in healthcare: strategic planning and ethical policy development -- Part 5. Ethical decision-making and moral theory -- 12. Making moral decisions and being able to justify our actions -- 13. The relevance of moral theory: justifying our ethical policies.

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