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Nursing Ethics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

by Ian E. Thompson, BA(Hons), PhD, Kath M. Melia, BNurs(Manc), PhD, Kenneth M. Boyd and Dorothy Horsburgh, PhD, MEd, BA(Hons), RGN, DipCNE, RNT, RCNT

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cover image - Nursing Ethics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,5th Edition
ISBN: 9780702059988
Copyright: 2006
Publication Date: 06-16-2006
Page Count: 432
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
List Price: $36.99
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Nursing & Healthcare Ethics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

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    • covers a wide range of ethical issues - much more than just ‘clinical' dilemmas and decision-making skills
    • a down-to-earth and practical approach to applied ethics
    • user-friendly layout
    • material on moral theory kept to a minimum (but dealt with thoroughly at the end of the book)
    • focuses on ethical issues in nursing and case studies taken from nursing practice i.e. the concrete concerns of nurses and other front-line workers
    • pedagogical features include: chapter aims, learning outcomes and further reading for possible essay, tutorial and project topics
    • also useful as a general work of reference on ethic in health care
  • • An up-to-date analysis of professions in the context of modernity, to enable health professionals to make sense of global cultural & social developments
    • An analysis of the ethics of evidence-based practice
    • An examination of professional accountability and ethics in performance management to help practitioners/managers understand the ethical basis of management
    • useful web links and teaching notes on a dedicated website:
    http://evolve.elsevier.com/Thompson/nursingethics/
  • 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
  • Ian E. Thompson, BA(Hons), PhD, Former Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia; Fremantle, Western Australia & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, Kath M. Melia, BNurs(Manc), PhD, Professor of Nursing Studies, Faculty of Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, Kenneth M. Boyd, Scottish Director, Institute of Medical Ethics, Edinburgh, UK and Dorothy Horsburgh, PhD, MEd, BA(Hons), RGN, DipCNE, RNT, RCNT, Senior Lecturer - Research Awards, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
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