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Burkhardt, Margaret A.

Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing / Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel. - 3rd ed. - Clifton Park, NY : Thomson Delmar Learning, c2008. - xxi, 554 p. : 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Guides for principled behavior. Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing ; Ethical theory ; Ethical principles -- Developing principled behavior. Values clarification ; Values development ; Ethical decision making -- Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues ; Professional issues ; Professional relationship issues ; Practice issues related to technology ; Practice issues related to patient self-determination ; Scholarship issues -- Global issues that impinge on nursing practice. Global consciousness in the twenty-first century ; Health policy issues ; Economic issues ; Social issues ; Gender issues ; Transcultural and spiritual issues -- The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses ; Enabling patient empowerment.

ISBN: 9781418042745 (alk. paper) 1418042749 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007023875

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 101308876 DNLM

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

LC Class. No.: RT85 / BUR 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 174.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WY 85 / B959e 2008