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Preface | |
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Introduction to the Book | |
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Introduction to Ethics and Ethical Dilemmas | |
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Definitions and Sources of Knowledge | |
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Ways of Thinking about Ethics | |
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Ethical Theories | |
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Ethical Dilemmas | |
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Ethical Reasoning Using Ethical Theories | |
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Health Care Ethics | |
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Health Care Ethics and the Law | |
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Values and Moral Development | |
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Moral Development and World View | |
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Examples of Ethical Dilemmas | |
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Professional Codes of Ethics in the Health Sciences | |
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The Role of the Ethicist | |
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Some Questions to Consider | |
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References | |
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Selected Ethical Approaches: Theories and Concepts | |
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Elements of a Decision-Making Framework | |
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Focus on Virtue and Character | |
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Focus on Principles | |
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Focus on Caring | |
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Ethical Theories and Concepts in Nursing Practice | |
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References | |
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Nursing's Ethical Tradition: The 1870s to the Rise of Bioethics | |
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The Nursing Ethical Literature | |
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The First Hundred Years of Ethics in Nursing | |
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Codes of Ethics for Nursing | |
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The Development of an Official Code of Ethics for the Profession | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Professional Ethics and Institutional Constraints in Nursing Practice | |
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The Importance of Nursing: Some Facts | |
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Multiple Ethical Obligations/Responsibilities | |
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Nursing Roles and Ethics-Historical Background | |
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Moral Distress | |
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Dynamics and Loyalties | |
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Nurse-Doctor Relations | |
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Nursing: A Traditional Female Occupation | |
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Paternalism | |
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Enduring Issues in Nursing | |
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Can Nurses Be Ethical? | |
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Advocacy | |
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Mechanisms for Discussing Dilemmas | |
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How Do We Know Right from Wrong? | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Rights, Obligations, and Health Care | |
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Concepts of Rights | |
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Rights and Obligations in Health Care | |
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Patient Rights and Obligations in Health Care | |
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Further Thoughts for Nursing Practice | |
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Case Study I | |
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Case Study II | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Ethical Principles of Informed Consent | |
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Research and Informed Consent | |
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Regulations and Human Subjects | |
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Informed Consent and the Research Subject | |
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Informed Consent and Selected Human Subjects | |
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Informed Consent and Treatment | |
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Informed Consent and Nursing | |
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Case Study I | |
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Case Study II | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Abortion | |
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Introduction | |
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The Religious and Historical Context | |
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The Legal and Political Context | |
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The Medical and Scientific Context | |
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The Ethical Dilemma of Abortion | |
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Rights of the Fetus | |
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Rights and Obligations of the Pregnant Woman | |
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Rights and Obligations of Society | |
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Abortion and Nursing | |
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Case Study I | |
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Case Study II | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Dying and Death | |
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Introduction | |
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Determining When Someone Is Dying or Dead | |
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Euthanasia: The Good Death | |
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Suicide and Assisted Suicide as an Ethical Dilemma | |
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Further Thoughts for Nursing Practice | |
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Case Study I | |
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Case Study II | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Mental Illness and Development Disability | |
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Introduction | |
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Deviancy and Mental Illness | |
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Coercion and Freedom | |
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Ethical Dilemmas and Mental Illness | |
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Implications for Nursing Practice | |
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Developmental Disability | |
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Definition and Labeling | |
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Developmental Disability: Law, Ethics, and Social Policy | |
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Ethical Implications for Nursing Practice | |
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Case Study I Mentally III | |
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Case Study II Developmentally Disabled | |
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References | |
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Policy, Ethics, and Health Care | |
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Historical, Legislative, and Political Background | |
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Health Care Policy-Recent Decades | |
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Ethical Dimensions of Health Policy | |
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Further Thoughts for Nursing | |
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Case Study I | |
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Case Study II | |
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Note | |
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References | |
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Where to Next: Gathering the Issues | |
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Changes in Science and Technology | |
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Changes in Society | |
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Changes in the World | |
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Conclusion | |
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Notes | |
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References | |
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Appendix: Resources | |
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Index | |