Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing

By Alvita K Nathaniel, Margaret A. Burkhardt, Alvita Nathaniel, et al.

Book Overview

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles(R) 2024 in Legal/Ethical**

Learn how to think beyond the theoretical in any environment. Ethics & Issues in Contemporary Nursing, 1st Edition examines the latest trends, principles, theories, and models in patient care to help you learn how to make ethically sound decisions in complex and often controversial situations. Written from a global perspective, examples throughout the text reflect current national and international issues inviting you to explore cases considering socio-cultural influences, personal values, and professional ethics. Historical examples demonstrate how to think critically while upholding moral and professional standards, as well as the law. Key topics throughout explore advocacy and rights, diversity, nurse burnout, mass casualty events, social media, violence in the workplace, medication error prevention, opioid and other substance use, HIPAA, and healthcare reform. In addition, this new title contains supplemental case studies and review questions to further challenge and prepare you to make morally sound decisions in any healthcare setting. NEW Case Presentations from the United States and around the World address ethical dilemmas across the practice of nursing. NEW Think About It boxes present provocative questions within every case presentation. NEW Thoroughly up-to-date and well referenced content ensures material presented is accurate. NEW Straightforward and conversational writing style makes content interesting and understandable. NEW Review questions on Evolve allow students to practice what they have learned. NEW Case studies on Evolve help students apply the theoretical concepts they have learned. NEW Ask Yourself questions integrated into each chapter help students understand the relevance of the material. NEW Discussion questions and Activities within every chapter encourage students to think beyond the theoretical. NEW Summary and Highlights within every chapter make it easier for students to thoroughly understand key elements.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 032369733X
• ISBN13: 9780323697330
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very Useful book for future Nurses

I used this book in an ethics class for nursing. It was very useful and provided lots of great examples to help me understand the ethical part of nursing. It made me a wiser student. Got me an A+ in the class too ;D

Thanks!

The book was appropriately described by the seller and it came in a timely manner.

ethics in nursing care

I have had to read real snoozers while in graduate school. This is one of the most engaging textbooks so far. It is not as dry as you would expect. The questions and cases that are presented really make you think about your practice in helpful and meaningful ways.

It got the job done...

This book was a required book for a class. It was easy to read and did a fairly adequate job of explaining concepts and theories, and had many "what would you do?" types of case studies. I would have enjoyed those case studies more if there had been more follow-up of what did happen in the case studies in question, or more explanation of why the actions taken were taken; rather than being fodder for more thought, they could have been more educational. All in all, I can think of no better praise for a textbook than "It got me through the class, so it got its job done".

Great product, as described

Very quick shipping time. Book was in excellent condition with no markings or bent pages, as described. Just as good as the school book store, but at a cheaper price!