Ethics in Nursing

Name: Ethics in Nursing
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ISBN: 9780195040524

ISBN-10: 019504052X

ISBN-13: 9780195040524

Edition: 2nd 1986

Authors: Martin Benjamin, Joy Curtis

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Ethics in Nursing blends the concrete detail of common problems in nursing practice with the perspective and methods of philosophical ethics, describing the essential structure of moral dilemmas and outlining the skills and understanding needed to analyze them. The new edition has been expanded to include many new cases and new material on "withholding the prognosis," nurse autonomy, collaboration with physicians, integrity-preserving compromise, institutional ethics committees, "blowing the whistle," public policy and advance directives, and methods for evaluating ethical theories. From reviews of the first edition: "[Combines] philosophical clarity, well-chosen case studies, and careful…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/19/1986
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.31" wide x 9.56" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Moral Dilemmas And Ethical Injury
Moral dilemmas in nursing
Ethical codes: Uses and limitations
The fundamental question of morality
ethical inquiry
Ethical autonomy and institutional-hierarchical constraints
Unavoidable Topics In Ethical Theory
Introduction
Basic ethical principles
knowledge in ethics
Ethics, law, and religion
Nurses And Clients
Introduction
Parentalism
Deception
Confidentiality
Personal risks and professional obligations
Conflicting claims
Recurring Ethical Issues In Nurse-Physician Relationships
Conflicts between nurse and physician
Nurse autonomy
Collaborations
Integrity-preserving compromise
Conscientious refusal
Determining responsibility
Ethical Dilemmas Among Nurses
Tensions between nurses
Respect for persons
Professional obligations
Administrative dilemmas
Personal Responsibility For Institutional And Public Policy
The scope of individual responsibility
Institutional policies and strikes
Institutional ethics committees
Blowing the whistle
Public policy
Advance directives
Putting it all together
Cost Containment, Justice, And Rationing
Introduction
Cost containment and the claims of justice
Access to care
The concept of rationing
The oregon proposal
Toward ethical rationing
Rationing and the importance of nursing care
The expanded scope of nursing ethics
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