Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective

by Megan-Jane Johnstone AO, PhD, BA, RN

Overview

The 5th edition of Bioethics provides nursing students with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the ethical issues effecting nursing practice. Groundbreaking in its first edition, Bioethics continues its role as a vital component of nursing education and provides a framework for students to understand the obligations, responsibilities and ethical challenges they will be presented with throughout their careers. This latest edition responds to new and emerging developments in the field and marks a significant turning point in nursing ethics in that it serves not only to inform but also to revitalise and progress debate on the issues presented.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780729578738
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	11/04/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Table of Contents

1.Professional standards and the requirement to be ethical
2.Ethics, bioethics and nursing ethics: some working defintions
3.Moral theory and the ethical practice of nursing4. Cross cultural ethics and the ethical practice of nursing
5.Moral problems and moral decision-making in nursing and health care contexts
6.Ethics, dehumanisation and vulnerable populations
7.Patients’ rights to and in health care
8.Ethical issues in mental health care
9.Ethical issues in end-of-life care  
10.The moral politics of abortion and euthanasia
11.Professional judgment, moral quandaries and taking ‘appropriate action’
12.Professional obligations to report harmful behaviours: risks to patient safety, child abuse and elder abuse
13.Nursing ethics futures – challenges in the 21st century

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From the Publisher

Written by Australia’s foremost nursing ethics scholar, Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective provides practical guidance on the moral and ethical issues you might come across in nursing practice.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a rich resource containing many interesting case examples, with the inclusion of some novel perspectives on contemporary bioethical issues. Each chapter has learning objectives and keywords, which should be helpful for those using the book as a study resource...It is suitable for people who wish to widen their understanding of a number of topics in bioethics, as well as offering interesting material for those who need to study in more depth. It also adds to the growing literature voicing a more distinctive perspective in nursing ethics." Nursing Ethics, March 2010

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