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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherManchester University Press
ISBN-100719040507
ISBN-139780719040504
eBay Product ID (ePID)878253
Product Key Features
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEthics, Law and Nursing
SubjectNursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues, Ethics, Medical Law & Legislation, Sociology / General, History
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Social Science, Medical
AuthorNina Fletcher
SeriesContemporary Issues in Bioethics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN94-027746
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal174/.2
SynopsisAn introduction to the ethical and legal dilemmas in nursing practice, this text is designed to provoke the nurse to reflect on the nature of his or her professional obligations and future practice. The authors firstly familiarise the reader with the basic principles of ethical debate and the overall structure of the legal system as it effects nurses. They then address the fundamental dilemmas of nursing practice, such as whether or not paternalism can ever be justified, if patients have the right to die, and what a nurse's response should be to poor professional practice by colleagues. The book aims to enhance the reader's understanding of the issues, and to educate nurses to develop their own skills of reasoning and judgement. -- ., An introduction to the ethical and legal dilemmas in nursing practice, this text is designed to provoke the nurse to reflect on the nature of his or her professional obligations and future practice. It aims to enhance the reader's understanding of the issues., An introduction to the ethical and legal dilemmas in nursing practice, this text is designed to provoke the nurse to reflect on the nature of his or her professional obligations and future practice. The authors firstly familiarise the reader with the basic principles of ethical debate and the overall structure of the legal system as it effects nurses. They then address the fundamental dilemmas of nursing practice, such as whether or not paternalism can ever be justified, if patients have the right to die, and what a nurse's response should be to poor professional practice by colleagues. The book aims to enhance the reader's understanding of the issues, and to educate nurses to develop their own skills of reasoning and judgement.