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    Nursing ethics through the life span / Elsie L. Bandman, Bertram Bandman.

    • Title:Nursing ethics through the life span / Elsie L. Bandman, Bertram Bandman.
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    • Author/Creator:Bandman, Elsie L.
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Bandman, Bertram.
    • Published/Created:Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2002.
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Nursing ethics.
    • Medical Subjects: Ethics, Nursing.
    • Edition:4th ed.
    • Description:xii, 333 p. ; 23 cm.
    • Summary:This book outlines and applies philosophical guidelines that will assist any nurse in making ethically sound choices. Appropriate either as a guide for nursing students or as a reference for practicing nurses, Bandman & Bandman give readers a thorough, sound basis for understanding why the application of ethical principles is important in health care. Included are: Clinical case studies within each chapter to illustrate day-to-day ethical situations; Extensive coverage of current healthcare topics that have ethical ramifications such as euthanasia, assisted suicide, HIV/AIDS, organ transplantation, and experimental medical treatments; "What If ..." questions throughout the text to encourage critical thinking; Special ethics chapters that feature "Developmental Highlights," "Issues and Problems," and "Morally Reasoned Nursing Interventions."--Publisher.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:0838569765
    • Contents:Pt. 1. Moral Pathways in Nursing
      Ch. 1. Moral Significance of Nursing
      Ch. 2. Models of Professional Relationships
      Ch. 3. Self-Interest Morality
      Ch. 4. Virtue Ethics in Nursing
      Ch. 5. Consequentialist or Utilitarian Ethics
      Ch. 6. Duty-Based Ethics: Universal Moral Principles
      Ch. 7. Rights-Based Ethics
      Ch. 8. Ethical Decision Making in Nursing
      Pt. 2. Nursing Ethics through the Life Span
      Ch. 9. Nursing Ethics in the Procreative Family
      Ch. 10. Ethics and the Problem of Abortion
      Ch. 11. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of Infants
      Ch. 12. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of Children
      Ch. 13. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of Adolescents
      Ch. 14. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of Adults
      Ch. 15. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of the Elderly
      Ch. 16. Ethical Issues in the Nursing Care of the Dying.
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