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Nursing Ethics Ian E. Thompson (Former Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Western Australia & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

Nursing Ethics par Ian E. Thompson (Former Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Western Australia & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

Résumé

Offers an account of ethical issues affecting nurses and other health care practitioners. This book offers an approach with focus on ethical issues that might be encountered by health practitioners in training, in practice and in management. It discusses the role of moral theory and gives practical models for ethical decision-making.

Nursing Ethics Résumé

Nursing Ethics Ian E. Thompson (Former Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Western Australia & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)

The fifth edition of this highly popular text offers a lucid and readable account of ethical issues affecting nurses and other health care practitioners, which will be of value throughout their careers. Nursing ethics offers a highly practical approach with a direct focus on ethical issues that might be encountered by health practitioners in training, in practice and in management. It is also interactive and case-based, encouraging readers to reflect on their current and future areas of practice. The concluding chapters discuss the role of moral theory and give practical models for ethical decision-making. The authors have developed a holistic approach that explores: ethics in hospital and community settings, inter-disciplinary teamwork, ward and hospital management, nursing research, performance management and the political ethics of nursing administration, health service re-structuring and reform. The content has been substantially revised for this edition and significant new material added to reflect developments in theory and practice. covers a wide range of ethical issues - much more than just 'clinical' dilemmas and decision-making skills a down-to-earth and practical approach to applied ethics user-friendly layout material on moral theory kept to a minimum (but dealt with thoroughly at the end of the book) focuses on ethical issues in nursing and case studies taken from nursing practice i.e. the concrete concerns of nurses and other front-line workers pedagogical features include: chapter aims, learning outcomes and further reading for possible essay, tutorial and project topics also useful as a general work of reference on ethic in health care An up-to-date analysis of professions in the context of modernity, to enable health professionals to make sense of global cultural & social developments An analysis of the ethics of evidence-based practice An examination of professional accountability and ethics in performance management to help practitioners/managers understand the ethical basis of management useful web links and teaching notes on a dedicated website: http://evolve.elsevier.com/Thompson/nursingethics/

Sommaire

INTRODUCTION Ethics in nursing - continuity and change PART 1 Cultural issues, methods and approaches to nursing ethics 1. Nursing ethics: historical, cultural and professional perspectives 2. Nursing ethics - what do we mean by 'ethics'? PART 2 Socialisation, professionalisation and nursing values 3. Becoming a nurse and member of the profession 4. Power and responsibility in nursing practice and management 5. Professional responsibility and accountability in nursing PART 3 Nursing ethics - issues in clinical practice 6. Classical areas of controversy in nursing and biomedical ethics 7. Direct responsibility in nurse/patient relationships 8. Conflicting demands in nursing groups of patients PART 4 Ethics in nursing management, research and teaching 9. Ethics in healthcare management: research, evaluation and performance management 10. The political ethics of healthcare: health policies and resource allocation 11. Corporate ethics in healthcare: strategic planning and ethical policy development PART 5 Ethical decision-making and moral theory 12. Making moral decisions and being able to justify our actions 13. The relevance of moral theory: justifying our ethical policies

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Nursing Ethics Ian E. Thompson (Former Professor of Ethics and Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle, Western Australia & Honorary Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)
Occasion - Très bon état
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Elsevier Health Sciences
20060614
432
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