Ethics in Healthcare

Product Details:
Author(s):
van der Wal, D
Year Published:
2018
Edition
4th Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
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
 
 
Content
Part 1: Perspectives on healthcare ethics
Chapter 1: The moral and ethical foundation of nursing
Chapter 2: The caring ethic in nursing
Part 2: Perspectives on ethical theory, principles and decision-making in healthcare
Chapter 3: Ethical theory and decision-making in healthcare
Chapter 4: Ethical principles and rules in moral decision-making and professional-patient relationships
Part 3: Perspectives on rights and relationships in healthcare practice
Chapter 5: Human rights and legal liability in nursing practice
Chapter 6: Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses, patients, family members and members of the healthcare team
Chapter 7: Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses, their employing authorities and trade unions
Chapter 8: The rights of patients and nurses in healthcare
Part 4: Perspectives on transcultural issues in healthcare practice
Chapter 9: Dealing with cultural differences
Chapter 10: Religious and cultural forces in transcultural nursing
Part 5: Perspectives on ethical issues in healthcare practice
Chapter 11: Nursing and healthcare issues from the beginning of life to adolescence
Chapter 12: Nursing and healthcare issues from the beginning of adulthood to the end of life
Chapter 13: Ethical perspectives in caring for HIV/Aids patients
Chapter 14: Management ethics
Chapter 15: The teaching of ethics and the ethics of teaching
Chapter 16: Ethics in research
Interest / Benefit to
Nursing student, practising nurse, all healthcare professionals.