Ethics & Issues In Contemporary Nursing - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource, 1st Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource
Help your students learn to think beyond the theoretical in any environment. Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing, 1st Edition examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help your students learn how to make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. Written from a global perspective, examples throughout the text reflect current national and international issues, inviting readers to explore the cases considering socio-cultural influences, personal values, and professional ethics. Historical examples demonstrate how to think critically while upholding moral and professional standards, as well as the law. Key topics throughout explore advocacy and rights, diversity, nurse burnout, mass casualty events, social media, violence in the workplace, medication error prevention, opioid and other substance use, HIPAA, and healthcare reform. In addition, this new title contains supplemental case studies and review questions to further challenge students and prepare them to make morally sound decisions in any healthcare setting.
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Ethics & Issues In Contemporary Nursing - Elsevier E-Book on Vitalsource
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- NEW! Case Presentations from the United States and around the World address ethical dilemmas across the practice of nursing.
- NEW! Think About It boxes present provocative questions within every case presentation.
- NEW! Thoroughly up-to-date and well referenced content ensures material presented is accurate.
- NEW! Straightforward and conversational writing style makes content interesting and understandable.
- NEW! Review questions on Evolve allow students to practice what they have learned.
- NEW! Case studies on Evolve help students apply the theoretical concepts they have learned.
- NEW! Ask Yourself questions integrated into each chapter help students understand the relevance of the material.
- NEW! Discussion questions and Activities within every chapter encourage students to think beyond the theoretical.
- NEW! Summary and Highlights within every chapter make it easier for students to thoroughly understand key elements.
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- NEW! Case Presentations from the United States and around the World address ethical dilemmas across the practice of nursing.
- NEW! Think About It boxes present provocative questions within every case presentation.
- NEW! Thoroughly up-to-date and well referenced content ensures material presented is accurate.
- NEW! Straightforward and conversational writing style makes content interesting and understandable.
- NEW! Review questions on Evolve allow students to practice what they have learned.
- NEW! Case studies on Evolve help students apply the theoretical concepts they have learned.
- NEW! Ask Yourself questions integrated into each chapter help students understand the relevance of the material.
- NEW! Discussion questions and Activities within every chapter encourage students to think beyond the theoretical.
- NEW! Summary and Highlights within every chapter make it easier for students to thoroughly understand key elements.
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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2. Ethical Theory
3. Ethical PrinciplesPart II: Developing Principled Behavior
4. Values Clarification
5. Values Development
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
7. Ethical Decision MakingPart III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
8. Legal Issues
9. Professional Relationship Issues
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
12. Scholarship IssuesPart IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
14. Health Policy Issues
15. Economic Issues
16. Social Issues
17. Gender Issues
18. Transcultural and Spiritual IssuesPart V: The Power to Make a Difference
19. Empowerment for Nurses
20. Facilitating Patient EmpowermentAppendix A: Online Resources
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