Thompson, Ian E., <br/><br/>
Nursing ethics / 
Ian E. Thompson, Kath M. Melia, Kenneth M. Boyd. 
 - Fourth edition. 
 - xviii, 385 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction: Ethics in nursing - continuity and change --  Cultural issues, methods and approaches to nursing ethics --  Nursing ethics: historical, cultural and professional perspectives --  Nursing ethics - what do we mean by 'ethics'? --  Socialisation, professionalisation and nursing values --  Becoming a nurse and member of the profession --  Power and responsibility in nursing practice and management --  Professional responsibility and accountability in nursing --  Nursing ethics - issues in clinical practice --  Classical areas of controversy in nursing and biomedical ethics --  Direct responsibility in nurse /patient relationships --  Conflicting demands in nursing groups of patients --  Ethics in nursing management, research and teaching --  Ethics in healthcare management: research, evaluation and performance management --  The political ethics of healthcare: health policies and resource allocation --  Corporate ethics in healthcare: strategic planning and ethical policy development --  Ethical decision-making and moral theory --  Making moral decisions and being able to justify our actions --  The relevance of moral theory: justifying our ethical policies.  Part 1.  1.  2.  Part 2.  3.  4.  5.  Part 3.  6.  7.  8.  Part 4.  9.  10.  11.  Part 5.  12.  13. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0443061475 9780443061479 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006278657 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing ethics<br/>Ethics, Nursing
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT85  / .T476 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>174.2