Bioethics : a nursing perspective / Megan-Jane Johnstone.
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TextPublisher: Sydney ; Philadelphia : Harcourt Saunders, 1999Edition: Third editionDescription: xv, 546 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0729534030
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TNU, Faculty of Nursing and Health Science General stacks | 174.2 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | FNHS24120059 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-536) and index.
Ch. 1. The changing moral world and its implications for the nursing profession -- Ch. 2. 'Be good women but do not bother with a Code of Ethics' -- Ch. 3. Ethics, bioethics and nursing ethics: some working definitions -- Ch. 4. Theoretical perspectives informing ethical conduct -- Ch. 5. A feminist perspective on ethics and bioethics -- Ch. 6. A transcultural perspective on ethics and bioethics -- Ch. 7. Moral problems and moral decision-making in nursing -- Ch. 8. Patients' rights to and in health care -- Ch. 9. Human rights and the mentally ill -- Ch. 10. Ethical issues associated with the reporting of child abuse -- Ch. 11. Abortion and the nursing profession -- Ch. 12. Euthanasia and assisted suicide -- Ch. 13. Suicide and parasuicide -- Ch. 14. Quality of life, 'Not For Treatment' and 'Not For Resuscitation' directives -- Ch. 15. Taking a stand: conscientious objection, strike action and institutional ethics committees -- Ch. 16. Promoting ethical nursing practice.