In this article the author examines the concepts of moral distress and moral courage within
the context of nursing practice. Examples of challenging healthcare situations from the …

This paper considers the dual approach to conspiracy theories in anthropological studies.
While some anthropologists suggest treating them seriously because they might reveal …

Several recent high profile examples demonstrate that nurses fear and have reason to fear
the consequences of reporting poor practice. This article examines the ethical issues …

Introduction: Sexism and misogyny remains an ongoing threat to optimal health and medical
services. An important factor in health and medical services is the education and training …

This chapter analyses two Irish case studies concerning reproductive justice and maternal
health that raise serious ethical and legal concerns. These are, first, unnecessary …

This article briefly outlines some of the key problems with the way in which the moral realm
has traditionally been understood and analysed. I propose two alternative views of what is …

This article examines the development of a collaborative model of home-based reproductive
caregiving in Ireland from 1900 to 1950, focusing on the interactions of different practitioners …

This paper argues that professional regulatory frameworks are shaped by sociocultural
factors and prevailing ideologies that stem from society's interactions with and expectations …

This study is an exploration of Traveller women's experience of pregnancy loss in Ireland. It
examines the individual, interpersonal and structural factors which mediate Traveller …

This dissertation traces how the politics of asylum and of difference-making relate to
antinomies of Irish citizenship, pluralism and forms of recognition that emerged in Ireland …