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Students and professionals alike have utilized this dynamic resource to apply legal and ethical decision-making to the complex issues which affect their practice. Now, this highly praised text has been updated to include the latest trends, principles, theories and models that serve as guides for ethically sound behavior in contemporary nursing care. With real-world examples like Hurricane Katrina and the Schiavo case, chapter concepts are naturally applied to the practice setting. Critical thinking examples and exercises challenge the reader through self-reflection. Considering the context of complexities created by scientific and technological advances, client diversity, and various practice settings, this text emphasizes the importance of moral action in personal and professional situations.
| ISBN | 1418042749 | | Pages | 576 | | ISBN13 | 9781418042745
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Weight (grammes) | 848 | | Imprint | Delmar Cengage Learning | | Published in | Clifton Park | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780766836297 | | Publication date | 15 Jul 2007 | | Height (mm) | 233 | | Library of Congress | 2007023875 | | Width (mm) | 193 | | DEWEY | 610.73 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Undergraduate |
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| Ch. 1 | | Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing | | 2 | | Ch. 2 | | Ethical theory | | 24 | | Ch. 3 | | Ethical principles | | 52 | | Ch. 4 | | Values clarification | | 82 | | Ch. 5 | | Values development | | 98 | | Ch. 6 | | Ethical decision making | | 116 | | Ch. 7 | | Legal issues | | 148 | | Ch. 8 | | Professional issues | | 184 | | Ch. 9 | | Professional relationship issues | | 204 | | Ch. 10 | | Practice issues related to technology | | 230 | | Ch. 11 | | Practice issues related to patient self-determination | | 268 | | Ch. 12 | | Scholarship issues | | 302 | | Ch. 13 | | Global consciousness in the twenty-first century | | 322 | | Ch. 14 | | Health policy issues | | 358 | | Ch. 15 | | Economic issues | | 380 | | Ch. 16 | | Social issues | | 400 | | Ch. 17 | | Gender issues | | 420 | | Ch. 18 | | Transcultural and spiritual issues | | 440 | | Ch. 19 | | Empowerment for nurses | | 464 | | Ch. 20 | | Enabling patient empowerment | | 484 | | App. A | | Code of ethics for nurses (2001) | | 493 | | App. B | | The patient care partnership : understanding expectations, rights and responsibilities | | 514 | | App. C | | Code of ethics for registered nurses : Canadian nurses association | | 518 | | App. D | | The international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses | | 536 |
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