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Author:

Burkhardt, Margaret A., author.

Title:

Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing / Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Cengage Learning,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xxi, 538 p. : ill. ; 23 cm

Subject:

Nursing ethics.
Ethics, Nursing.
Interprofessional Relations.
Moral Development.
Patient Advocacy.
Professional Autonomy.

Other Authors:

Nathaniel, Alvita K., author.

Notes:

Previous edition: Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Pt. 1. Guides for principled behavior. Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing -- Ethical theory -- Ethical principles -- Pt. 2. Developing principled behavior. Values clarification -- Values development -- Ethics and professional nursing -- Ethical decision making -- Pt. 3. Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues -- Professional relationship issues -- Practice issues related to technology -- Practice issues related to patient self-determination -- Scholarship issues -- Pt. 4. Global issues that interface with nursing practice. Global consciousness in the twenty-first century -- Health policy issues -- Economic issues -- Social issues -- Gender issues -- Transcultural and spiritual issues -- Pt. 5. The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses -- Facilitating patient empowerment.

ISBN:

1133129161 (pbk.)
9781133129165 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)840431968

Locations:

I6OX771 -- Mercy College Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)