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050 _aRT 85 .B87 2002
100 _aBurkhardt, Margaret A.
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245 0 _aEthics & issues in contemporary nursing /
_cMargaret A. Burkhardt and Alvita K. Nathaniel
250 _aSecond edition.
260 _aAustralia ; Albany :
_bDelmar Thomson Learning,
_cc2002
300 _axvi, 439 pages ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _apt. 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.
520 _a 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
650 _aNURSING ETHICS
700 _aNathaniel, Alvita K.
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