This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. 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.
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