Bioethics : a nursing perspective
Megan-Jane Johnstone (Author)
Table of contents: Professional standards and the requirement to be ethical Ethics, bioethics and nursing ethics: some working definitions Moral theory and the ethical practice of nursing cross-cultural ethics and the ethical practice of nursing Moral problems and moral decision-making in nursing and health care contexts Ethics, dehumanisation amd vulnerable populations Patients' right to and in health care Ethical issues in mental health care Ethical issues end-of-life care The moral politics of abortion and euthanasia Professional judgment, moral quandaries and taking 'appropriate action' Professional obligations to report harmful behaviours: risks to patient safety, child abuse and elder abuse Nursing ethics futures - challenges in the 21st century An essential resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and registered nurses to develop new insights and moral wisdom around ethical issues they will face in clinical practice. An essential resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and registered nurses to develop new insights and moral wisdom around ethical issues they will face in clinical practice. Megan-Jane Johnstone is Professor of Nursing and Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research at Deakin University, Australia
Print Book, English, 2019
Elsevier, Chatswood, NSW, 2019