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Burkhardt, Margaret A.

Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing / Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel. - 4th ed. - Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, c2014. - xxi, 538 pages : 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- Ethics and professional nursing -- Ethical decision making -- Pt. 3. Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues -- Professional relationship issues -- Practice issues related to technology -- Practice issues related to patient self-determination -- Scholarship issues -- Pt. 4. Global issues that interface with nursing practice. Global consciousness in the twenty-first century -- Health policy issues -- Economic issues -- Social issues -- Gender issues -- Transcultural and spiritual issues -- Pt. 5. The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses -- Facilitating patient empowerment.

Nursing

ISBN: 9781133129165 (pbk.) 1133129161 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2013936711

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB339159 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101616513 DNLM 016321179 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing ethics.
Ethics, Nursing.
Interprofessional Relations.
Moral Development.
Patient Advocacy.
Professional Autonomy.

LC Class. No.: RT 85 / .B766 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 174.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2013 H-893 WY 85