Practical Ethics for Nurses and Nursing Students
A Short Reference Manual
Kathryn Schroeter, Arthur Derse, Charles Junkerman, and David Schiedermayer
Delivering comprehensive and ethical
patient-centered care is the goal of every nurse—and every nursing student.
Practical Ethics for Nurses and Nursing Students is a concise and
easy-to-use reference manual to assist nurses in achieving this practice goal.
Although the manual addresses a broad spectrum of clinical situations, the
challenge of patient communication underlies every chapter.
While evaluative strategies and therapeutic interventions frequently change, communication—with patients, their loved ones, and other members of the healthcare team—is a timeless and personal art. The concepts described in Practical Ethics for Nurses and Nursing Students are as important to patient care as any diagnostic or management technique. When a nurse or nursing student masters the art of communication with patients and has learned to identify and resolve ethical problems, she or he has acquired enduring, career-enhancing skills. Most importantly, she or he will provide better care to patients.
This is a companion volume to Practical Ethics for Students, Interns, and Residents, by Charles Junkerman and David Schiedermayer, which is widely used in hospitals and medical schools throughout the country.
$7.95, Softcover, 2002, 108 pages
ISBN 1-55572-066-8
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Practical Ethics for Nurses and Nursing Students
Table of Contents
I. The Nurse’s Professional Responsibilities
II. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
III. Withdrawal of Treatment
IV. Informed Consent
V. Competence and Decision-Making Capacity
VI. Confidentiality
VII. Advocacy
VIII. Legal Issues
IX. Pediatric Nursing Issues
X. Obstetric Nursing Issues
XI. Psychiatric Nursing Issues
XII. The Difficult Patient
XIII. Pain Management/ Palliative Care
XIV. Futility/Unreasonable Patient Requests
XV. Organ Donation
XVI. Advance Directives
XVII. AIDS
XVIII. Death Criteria
XIX. Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
XX. Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)
XXI. Autopsy
XXII. Cultural Competence
XXIII. Research
XXIV. Ethics Consultation
XXV. Ethics and Managed Care
XXVI. Bioethics: Theories and Principles
XXVII. The Future of Ethics in Nursing