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Table of Contents: What does the future hold for nursing care? / Connie M. Ulrich, Kim Mooney-Doyle Ethical decision making models / Marna S. Barrett Finding a voice in ethics : everyday ethical behavior in nursing / Lucia D. Wocial Nursing ethics in everyday practice : using communication skills effectively / Fiona Timmins Ethics consultation / Mary K. Walton Genetics and genomics in the 21st century : ethical considerations / Kathleen A. Calzone...

This new edition presents the pros and cons of current and classic issues that result in ethical dilemmas faced by nurses every day. Case studies in each chapter bring these issues alive, and the discussion questions provide a framework for reflection.

"This practical guide explores professional values in nursing, helping you to develop safe, compassionate, person-centred and evidence-based practice. The fundamental values of equality, anti-discriminatory practice and caring are discussed throughout. Chapters explore person-centred and holistic nursing care. They discuss working in partnership with people and families and working in partnership within the interprofessional team. The book explores...

"The second edition of this acclaimed text integrates health care law and ethics in relation to patients' rights and in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice. Focusing on principles of law and including clear outlines of the essential legal precedent, the author lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient. Comprehensive yet pocket-sized, this is essential reading for nurses,...

Today's nurses face a multitude of legal and ethical dilemmas that fall outside the scope of clinical and medical training. This book examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help one make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. It emphasizes the importance of moral action in personal and professional situations, within the context of complexities created by science and technological...

"This comprehensive new textbook covers core ethical and legal content for pre-registration nursing students. It provides readers with a sound understanding of the interrelationships between the NMC's code of conduct, standards and competencies, ethics and relevant sections of the English legal system. The only truly integrated text in the field, it opens with overviews of law and nursing, and ethical theories and nursing. It goes on to explore key...

Nurse's Law provides nursing students and practicing professional nurse with practical guidance concerning prevailing laws, regulations, and considerations in nursing practice. Using a case-based, question-and-answer format, the authors present and illustrate the legal context for nursing practice.

Gain a professional edge in the nursing workplace with expert insight across a variety of contemporary and enduring issues you'll encounter on the job. Comprehensively updated and reflecting the latest evidence-based perspectives, Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities , 5th Edition , prepares you to confidently manage timely workplace considerations, workforce issues, legal and ethical concerns, nursing education challenges,...

The first ethics casebook that integrates clinical ethics (medical, nursing, and dental) and research ethics with public health and informatics. The book opens with five chapters on ethics, the development of interprofessional ethics, and brief instructional materials for students on how to analyze ethical cases and for teachers on how to teach ethics. In today's rapidly evolving healthcare system, the cases in this book are far more realistic than...