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040			_cFoundation University
082			_2N 174.2 B91 2002
100			_aBurkhardt, Margaret A. _eauthor _911171
245			_aEthics & issues in contemporary nursing / _cMargaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita K. Nathaniel.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aAustralia ; Albany : _b Delmar/Thomson Learning ; _c 2002.
300			_axvi, 439 p. ; _bill ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aEthics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing explores the theories, models and principles that serve as guides for ethically sound behavior within a nursing context. This text addresses the complexities created by science and technological advances, the variety of settings in which nurses practice, and the diversity of the patients in their care, all the while emphasizing the importance of principled behavior in personal and professional situations. The text also examines global issues that intertwine with the nursing profession, such as health policy, economics, social, gender, transcultural and spiritual considerations. Engaging exercises, reflective questions, case presentations and creative activities are integrated throughout the text. · More personal and conversational tone of this 2nd edition makes material more accessible · Reorganized reflection on the history of nursing puts contemporary issues into context · Expanded discussion of issues related to professional relationships, systems within which nurses work, technology and patient self-determination promotes exploration of issues facing nursing today
650			_aNursing ethics. _911178
658			_aNursing, Bachelor of Science. _bEthics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing
700			_aNathaniel, Alvita K. _eauthor _911179
942			_2ddc _cBK _hN 174.2 _iB91 2002 C.1 _n0
999			_c4576 _d4576