Ethical decision making in nursing and health care : the symphonological approach / James H. Husted, Gladys L. Husted.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Husted, James H.

Contributor:

Husted, Gladys L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing ethics.

Nursing--Decision making.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 pages)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a systematic approach to bioethical decision making that can help clarify issues in situations where ''right'' and ''wrong'' may not be clearly defined. New to this edition: an expanded preface and first chapter to accommodate advances in health care; two new chapters on traditional ethical systems and how they pertain to the health care setting; an expanded final chapter on Symphonology (now formally recognized as a nursing theory); end of chapter questions and dilemmas; new, more current case studies; and more.

Contents:

Contents; List of Case Study Dilemmas; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I: The Basics of Bioethical Decision Making; Chapter 1 Overview; Chapter 2 The Ethical Journey; Chapter 3 The Nurse-Patient Agreement; Chapter 4 The Bioethical Standards and Their Role as Preconditions of the Agreement; Chapter 5 The Nature of the Ethical Context; Chapter 6 Practice-Based Ethics and the Bioethical Standards as Lenses; Chapter 7 The Power of Analysis Through Extremes; Chapter 8 Apparent Conflicts Among the Bioethical Standards; Chapter 9 Elements of Human Autonomy

Section II: Beyond the Basics-An Extended Perspective Chapter 10 Giants: The Classic Tradition; Chapter 11 Contemporary Ethical Systems; Chapter 12 Virtues as Resources; Chapter 13 Advanced Concepts in Symphonological Theory; Section III: Case Study Analyses; Analyses of Dilemmas; Glossary; Index;

Notes:

Gladys L. Husted's name appears first on the previous edition.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-13323-X

9786611133238

0-8261-1451-2

OCLC:

476084788