Nursing ethics : theories and pragmatics /

Curtin, Leah,

Nursing ethics : theories and pragmatics / Leah Curtin. - 363 páginas ; 23 centímetros

What are human rights?. The commitment of rights: responsibility. Is health care a right?. Human problems: Human beings. Conscience: right and wrong. No rush to judgment. Nursing's contract with society. The nurse-patient relationship: foundations, purposes, responsibilities, and rights. The commitment of nursing. The nurse-family relationship. The nurse-nurse relationship. The nurse-physician relationship. The nurse-institution relationship. Introduction to case studies. Conflicting obligations. Extending the scope of care. Insubordination-patient load. Consent, conflict, and "euthanasia". Abortion, privacy, and conscience. Nurse-physician conflict-telephone orders. Refusal of treatment for minors. Structures, attitudes; regulations, and the rights of the elderly. Nursing education-the unethical conduct of the role models. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the nurse. Hyperalimentation-the distribution of a scarce resource. Confidentiality of patients' records. A patient's right to know-a nurse's right to tell. Nurse-patient conflict-consent for nursing intervention.



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