Nursing ethics : a principle-based approach / Steven D. Edwards.
Material type: TextPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 239 pages ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780230205901 (pbk)
- 9780230205901 (pbk)
- 174.2 EDW
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 174.2 EDW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 224143 |
Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary matters -- Judgements, rules, principles and theories -- The four principles: respect for autonomy, Beneficence, non-maleficence and justice -- Conflicts between the principles --Care-based ethics: a challenge to the principle-based approach?
Applying the 'principles infused with care' approach in the context of genetics -- Supererogotary actions in the context of nursing
This book includes clear descriptions of moral theories and concepts and is packed with case examples - giving it immediate relevance to everyday nursing situations.