Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-55481-396-4
Verlag: Broadview Press Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 232 mm x 167 mm, Gewicht: 448 g

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the many ethical and legal issues that arise in the practice of nursing. Ethical analysis is supplemented with the rigorous discussion of precedents from the American legal system as well as the requirements of professional codes operating at the national and state levels. Topics include informed consent, end-of-life treatment, impaired decisional capacity, privacy and confidentiality, and much more.

KEY FEATURES - An introduction to the ethical and legal issues that arise in nursing practice, designed especially for nursing students.
- Informed by expert knowledge of ethical theory, laws & codes, and nursing practice.
- Real-life legal cases and scenarios are discussed throughout as a means of illustrating the importance and complexity of the issues at hand.
- Summaries and discussion questions help the reader to understand and process the subject matter.

Autoren/Hrsg.

DeMarco, Joseph P.

Jones, Gary E.

Daly, Barbara J.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Ethik, Moralphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter 1: Moral Decision-Making: Theory and Practice
- Chapter 2: Regulation of Nursing
- Chapter 3: Informed Consent
- Chapter 4: End of Life and the Refusal of Treatment
- Chapter 5: Privacy and Confidentiality
- Chapter 6: Impaired Decisional Capacity
- Chapter 7: Integrity and Advocacy

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph P. DeMarco is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Cleveland State University.

Gary E. Jones is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Diego and a member of the California Bar Association.

Barbara J. Daly is the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.