Product Description
Ethics in Healthcare (4th edition) (WebPDF)
Author: D. Van de Wal
Format: Digital
Now in its fourth edition, Ethics in Healthcare 4e approaches the topic of ethics from the perspective of the nurse and offers a viewpoint on the many ethical questions he or she has to deal with every day. This established and accessible text takes a fresh look at the question of cultural diversity and explains why the profession of nursing has to adhere to a common value system.
Main Updates In This Edition
The chapter on legal liability has been rewritten to form a central reference point of the text. The chapter on the teaching of ethics and the ethics of teaching, in addition to exploring the question of the moral development of the student, has been revised to illuminate the manner and matter of nursing and healthcare education.
Key Features
Perspectives on healthcare ethics
Perspectives on ethical theory, principles and decision-making in healthcare
Perspectives on rights and relationships in healthcare practice
Perspectives on transcultural issues in healthcare practice
Perspectives on ethical issues in healthcare practice
Contents:
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Part 1: Perspectives on healthcare ethics
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Chapter 1: The moral and ethical foundation of nursing
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Chapter 2: The caring ethic in nursing
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Part 2: Perspectives on ethical theory, principles and decision-making in healthcare
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Chapter 3: Ethical theory and decision-making in healthcare
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Chapter 4: Ethical principles and rules in moral decision-making and professional-patient relationships
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Part 3: Perspectives on rights and relationships in healthcare practice
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Chapter 5: Human rights and legal liability in nursing practice
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Chapter 6: Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses, patients, family members and members of the healthcare team
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Chapter 7: Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses, their employing authorities and trade unions
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Chapter 8: The rights of patients and nurses in healthcare
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Part 4: Perspectives on transcultural issues in healthcare practice
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Chapter 9: Dealing with cultural differences
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Chapter 10: Religious and cultural forces in transcultural nursing
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Part 5: Perspectives on ethical issues in healthcare practice
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Chapter 11: Nursing and healthcare issues from the beginning of life to adolescence
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Chapter 12: Nursing and healthcare issues from the beginning of adulthood to the end of life
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Chapter 13: Ethical perspectives in caring for HIV/Aids patients
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Chapter 14: Management ethics
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Chapter 15: The teaching of ethics and the ethics of teaching
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Chapter 16: Ethics in research
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