Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing /
Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing
Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel
- Albany, N.Y. : Delmar, 1998
- xvi, 400 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
History of nursing as an ethical science -- Ethical theory -- Ethical principles -- Ethical decision making -- Values clarification -- Values development -- Legal issues -- Professional issues -- Issues involving nurses and the system -- Practice issues related to technology -- Practice issues related to patient self-determination -- Scholarship issues -- Health care changes and challenges -- Political issues -- Economic issues -- Social issues -- Gender issues -- Transcultural and spiritual issues -- Empowerment for nurses -- Enabling patient empowerment ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8. ch. 9. ch. 10. ch. 11. ch. 12. ch. 13. ch. 14. ch. 15. ch. 16. ch. 17. ch. 18. ch. 19. ch. 20.