Burkhardt, Margaret A. <br/><br/>
Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing / 
Margaret A. Burkhardt and Alvita K. Nathaniel 
 - Second edition. 
 - Australia ; Albany :  Delmar Thomson Learning,  c2002 
 - xvi, 439 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 -- Ethical decision making -- pt. 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 -- pt. 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 -- pt. 5. The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses -- Enabling patient empowerment. 
<br/><br/>    This textbook for nursing students discusses ethical issues in the nursing profession and presents a model for making decisions about these types of issues. The volume begins with a discussion of ethical theories, models, and principles from classical and contemporary philosophy 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>766836290 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>NURSING ETHICS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT 85 .B87 2002