Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing
By: Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel.
Contributors: Nathaniel, Alvita K.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9781418042745
Subjects: Nursing ethics; Ethics, Nursing; Interprofessional Relations; Moral Development; Patient Advocacy; Professional Autonomy
Other titles: Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Guides for principled behavior. Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing ; Ethical theory ; Ethical principles; title: Developing principled behavior. Values clarification ; Values development ; Ethical decision making; title: Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues ; Professional issues ; Professional relationship issues ; Practice issues related to technology ; Practice issues related to patient self-determination ; Scholarship issues; title: Global issues that impinge on nursing practice. Global consciousness in the twenty-first century ; Health policy issues ; Economic issues ; Social issues ; Gender issues ; Transcultural and spiritual issues; title: The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses ; Enabling patient empowerment.