Burkhardt, Margaret A. <br/><br/>
Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing / 
Margaret A. Burkhardt and Alvita K. Nathaniel 
 - Third Edition. | Thomson Asian Edition. 
 - Australia ; Albany :  Delmar Thomson Learning,  c2008 
 - xxi, 554 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Part. 1. Guides for principled behavior. Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing -- Ethical theory -- Ethical principles -- Part. 2. Developing principled behavior. Values clarification -- Values development -- Ethical decision making -- Part 3. Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues --Professional issues -- Professional relationship issues -- Practice issues related to technology -- Practice issues related to patient self-determination -- Scholarship issues -- Part. 4. Global issues that impinge on nursing practice. Health care changes and challenges --Health policy issues --Economic issues --Social issues --Gender issues -- Transcultural and spiritual issues -- Part. 5. The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses -- Enabling patient empowerment -- Appendix. 
<br/><br/> As contemporary nurses, we face complex and challenging personal, interpersonal, professional, institutional and social issues. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789814239325 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NURSING ETHICS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 85 .B87 2008