Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics

by P. Anne Scott (Editor), Shane M. Scott (Editor)

Overview

This second edition offers updates, new topics, and new short case studies, based on real stories from the health care arena, ensuring that each chapter of this book is rooted in descriptions of nursing practise that are grounded, salient narratives of nursing care. The reader is assisted to explore the ethical dimension of nursing practice: what it is and how it can be portrayed, discussed, and analysed within a variety of practice and theoretical contexts. One of the unique contributions of this book is to consider nursing not only in the context of the individual nurse – patient relationship but also as a social good that is of necessity limited, due to the ultimate limits on the nursing and health care resource. This book will help the reader consider what good nursing looks like, both within the context of limitations on resources, during crises situations, and under conditions of scarcity.

Indeed, any discussion of ethical issues in nursing should be well grounded in aconceptualisation of nursing that nursing students and practising nursing can recognise, accept and engage with. Nursing, like medicine, social work and teaching has a clear moral aim – to do good. In the case of nursing to do good for the patient. However it is vital that in the pressurised, constrained, post-COVID-19 pandemic health service of the 21st century, we help nurses explore what this might mean for nursing practice and what can reasonably be expected of the individual nurse, and the nursing profession, in terms of good nursing care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031541070
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	11/16/2024
Edition description:	Second Edition 2024
Pages:	271
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof P Anne Scott retired from the University of Galway (formerly NUI Galway) in June 2021. On retirement she was awarded Professor Emerita status with the University. Immediately prior to retirement Prof Scott held the post of Vice President for Equality and Diversity NUI Galway (2016 – 2021). Anne has also been Dean of the Faculty of Education, Health and Community Liverpool John Moores University (2014-2016), Professor of Nursing and Head of the School of Nursing (2000-2006), and Deputy President and Registrar, Dublin City University (2006-2012). Her research interests include the ethics domain of health care practice, the philosophy and ethics of health care, judgement and decision-making in clinical practice and health services research - focusing on the health work force.

Prof. Scott is an experienced PhD supervisor and examiner. She has also been awarded in excess of 4 million euro in both national and European research grants and has published in excess of 150 international peer reviewed articles, book chapters and research reports.

Anne has been a member of a number of research funding agencies and health service agencies in Ireland and the UK – Board member of the Health Research Board, Founding member of the Irish Council for Bioethics, Board member of the Health Service Executive (Ireland), Chair of the Cervical Check Steering Committee in Ireland and Chair of the HEAnet Board of Directors. Currently, Anne is Board member of the Irish Higher Education Authority (HEA), and Chair of the Board of her local community centre.

Shane M Scott is a practitioner with a background in public policy, focussing on prudential and communication regulation. His interests include the ethical implications of public policy development and implementation, with a particular focus on resource allocation and nursing input into policy development.
His academic background is as follows: MSc is in Public Policy and Administration (LSE), BA (Hons) (UCD).

Table of Contents

Front Matter Foreword.- Preface.- Acknowledgment.- Section 1: Nursing and Ethics: Some Key Concepts Chapter 1. Nursing and the Ethical Dimension of Practice P. Anne Scott.- Chapter 2. Advocacy and Nursing P. Anne Scott.- Chapter 3. Resource Allocation and Rationing in Nursing P. Anne Scott.- Chapter 4. Moral Injury and Nursing Practice Anto Čartolovni, Minna Stolt, Riitta Suhonen, P Anne Scott.- Chapter 5. Values-Based Nursing and Fitness to Practice Issues Julie-Ann Hayes.- Chapter 6. Patient Autonomy in Nursing and Healthcare Contexts Anna-Marie Greaney, Dónal P. O’Mathúna.- Section 2: Theoretical Approaches to Ethical Analysis and Decision-Making Chapter 7. Principles and Nursing Ethics Alan J. Kearns.- Chapter 8. Utilitarianism: a Nursing Perspective Michael Igoumenidis.- Chapter 9. Virtue Ethics and Nursing Practice Derek Sellman.- Chapter 10. Care Ethics and Nursing Practice Ann Gallagher.- Section 3: Ethical Issues in Caring for Specific Groups, and in Specific Contexts Chapter 11. Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life Janet Holt.- Chapter 12. Ethical Issues in Mental Health Nursing Grahame Smith.- Chapter 13. Ethical Issues in Caring for Older People Riitta Suhonen and Minna Stolt.- Chapter 14. Ethical Issues at the End of Life Janet Holt.- Chapter 15. Pandemic Ethics and Nursing Practice: When Will We Learn? Dónal P O’Mathúna.- Chapter 16. The Ethics of Communication Technologies in the Provision of Remote, Home-Based Nursing Care Alan J. Kearns.- Chapter 17. Ethical Issues in Nursing and Health Care Research P. Anne Scott.

Editorial Reviews

This collection of essays reviews philosophical and theoretical ethics issues in the field of nursing. … Although written primarily for nursing students, the book can be used by nursing professionals at all levels. … This book explains the philosophical roots of nursing ethics in more depth than a typical nursing book. It is an excellent one-stop resource for nurses who want to see philosophy in action.” (Brandy M. Fox, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2017)

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