Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice
Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice, now in its fifth edition, provides a comprehensive and up-to-date exploration of the ethical challenges faced by nursing professionals in contemporary healthcare. This edition has been meticulously revised to reflect the latest laws, policies, and ethical dilemmas, offering a robust framework for understanding foundational theories and their practical applications across various nursing roles and patient populations.
The text is organized into three distinct sections to guide the reader through the complexities of professional ethics:
- Foundational Theories, Concepts, and Professional Issues: Establishes the core principles and theoretical backgrounds necessary for ethical decision-making.
- Moving Into Ethics Across the Lifespan: Examines ethical considerations specific to different stages of human development.
- Ethics Related to Special Issues: Focuses on specialized nursing roles and specific populations, addressing the unique challenges found in diverse clinical settings.
This fifth edition introduces critical new content regarding global and social issues, including heavier coverage of ethics and terrorism, immigration challenges, and the vital importance of maintaining an unbiased perspective as a healthcare provider. It also provides updated information on national health insurance, vaccines, polypharmacy, and the use of antipsychotic drugs. Enhanced with legal feature sections, ethical reflection questions, and a detailed appendix of case studies and simulation suggestions, this book serves as an essential resource for developing sound ethical judgment in practice.
Book Details
- Author: Janie B. Butts
- Edition: 5th Edition
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Publication Date: February 19, 2019
- ISBN-10: 1284170225
- ISBN-13: 978-1284170221