HECs have traditionally claimed as their missions some combination of educational,
consultation, and policy work in ethics. But the goal of these activities is a positive ethical …

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.
This book aims to fill a gap with an in-depth exploration of nursing ethics content from the …

Introduction: The ethics of the nursing profession is formulated by the International Code of
Ethics for Nurses, which is valid for all nurses around the world. The importance of this code …

Starting with detailed cases based on real life, the fourth edition of Ethics in Nursing
introduces the principles, concepts, and reasoning needed to think them through. Changes …

Modern American nursing has an extensive ethical heritage literature that extends from the
1870s to 1965 when the American Nurses Association issued a policy paper that called for …

Accrediting bodies of nursing as well as other healthcare organizations require that nursing
ethics content be incorporated in programs of study. How does nursing define the …

Every day, and in countless institutions and community settings, nurses make moral
decisions that directly affect the lives of others. The vast majority of nurses adopt a variety of …

Background: Nurses' ethical competence has been identified as a significant factor
governing high quality of care. However, nurses lack support in dealing with ethical …

Research to date in the field of nursing ethics has overlooked the nature of the guiding moral
framework in nursing practice, while focusing primarily on the moral reasoning and moral …