Synopses & Reviews
Here's the third edition of this well-known text, which examines the principles that guide nursing practice to all levels. Completely updated and revised, this text uniquely addresses the impact of NHS trusts, GP contracts, and the international market economy on nursing ethics. Provides in depth discussion on the most recent developments in nursing practice.
Synopsis
The 3rd edition of this best-selling nursing ethics book has been carefully revised to incorporate the vast array of current ethico-legal issues to emerge in nursing and health care, and to update the more long standing ethical concerns facing nurses. Particular attention has been given to all the important differentiation between nursing and medical ethics - and the possible conflicts between the two. Not only is this discussed in full in the first chapter, it is also a significant thread throughout thebook.
Table of Contents
What is nursing ethics? -- What is right? -- Cultural influences on ethial decision-making -- Sanctity of life versus quality of life -- For the good of whom? -- Duties, rights, responsibilities -- Death and dying -- The unborn child -- Hospitals should do the patient no harm -- Confidentiality -- To tell or not to tell -- The nurse-doctor relationship -- Is it fair? -- Beneficence, non-maleficence and autonomy -- The vulnerable patient -- The rights of the nurse.