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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787908703321

Autore

Husted Gladys L.

Titolo

Bioethical decision making in nursing / / Gladys L. Husted [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8261-7144-3

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

174/.2

Soggetti

Decision making

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Case Study Dilemmas; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Focus of a Field of Study; Everyday Ethics; The Origin of Ethics and the Underpinnings of Symphonology; Bioethics; The Return to Life and Flourishing; Notes; Digital Supplement; References; Acknowledgments; Share Bioethical Decision Making in Nursing: Fifth Edition; Section I: The Basics of Bioethical Decision Making; Chapter 1: Ethical Foundations; The Purpose of Ethics; Bioethics; Understanding Self and Others; The Basis of Human Behavior; Ethics as the Foundation of Human Character

The Ethical Foundations of Health Care PracticePractice-Based Ethics Versus Rule-Based Ethics; Traditional Ethical Models; Symphonology: A Practice-Based, Patient-Centered Ethic; Musings; Study Guide; References; Chapter 2: The Ethical Journey Taken by the Patient and Nurse; Making Preparations for the Journey of Patient and Nurse; Finding the Right Direction to Guide Decision Making; Self-Determination; Importance of Justification; Purpose and Justification; Desire, Reason, and Purpose; Role of Patient and Nurse; Ethical Individualism and the Law; Human Rights

The Importance of Rights as a SingularAgency, Rights, and the Ethical Interaction; Solitude and Society; Trust and Obligation; Ethical Approach of Professional and Patient; Preparing for the Ethical Journey; The Nature of Ethical Aspects; The Final Authority; Musings; Study



Guide; References; Chapter 3: The Nurse-Patient Agreement; The Nature of Agreements; Relationship between a Nurse and Patient; Codes of Ethics; Agreement: The Foundation of Interaction; The Nature and Function of the Agreement Between the Nurse and Patient; The Development of the Agreement; Agreements and Interaction

MotivationsThe Role of Benevolence; Agreements and Communication; Agreements and Understanding; The Necessity of Communication and Understanding; The Wax Tablet Exercise; The Role of Purpose; The Fallacy of Assumptions; Probability and Ethical Decision Making; The Agreement One has with Oneself; Rational Self-Interest; Musings; Study Guide; References; Chapter 4: The Bioethical Standards and Their Role as Preconditions of the Agreement; The Bioethical Standards as Virtues and Rights; Autonomy; The Right to Autonomy; Autonomy as a Precondition of Agreement; Freedom

The Interweaving of Autonomy and FreedomFreedom as a Precondition of Agreement; Thought and Action; Objectivity; Objectivity as the Precondition of Agreement; Beneficence; Beneficence as a Precondition of Agreement; Fidelity; Fidelity as a Precondition of Agreement; The Classic Virtues; Reciprocity and Self-Interest; Musings; Study Guide; References; Chapter 5: The Nature of the Ethical Context; The Context of Practice; Agreement and Context; The Three Elements of Context; Context of the Situation; The Context of Knowledge; The Context of Awareness

The Interweaving of the Three Elements of the Context

Sommario/riassunto

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title!. ""This book provides a systematic approach to bioethical decision making, a process that can help clarify situations where right and wrong are not clearly defined. This [is] a valuable book for ethics and theory courses. "" Score: 100, 5 stars. --Doody's. More relevant today than ever, Husted and Husted's classic nursing ethics text provides a practical framework to help nurses engage with patients to make difficult ethical decisions. It delivers a systematic approach to bioethical decision-making that can help clarify situations where ""right"" and ""wrong""



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018784403321

Autore

Goldberg Steven A.

Titolo

Geological Cross-Section Through Part of the Southern Appalachian Orogen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : American Geophysical Union, 1989

ISBN

1-118-66680-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 55 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Field trip guidebook (International Geological Congress (28th : 1989 : Washington, D.C.)) ; ; T365

Disciplina

557.4

Soggetti

Geology - Appalachian Region, Southern

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph