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 ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE
Author/Editor: FRY
Published: 23/04/08
Published by: JOHN WILEY & SONS AUSTRALIA LTD
ISBN: 9781405160520
Media: paper back
Edition: 3
AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR
Every day nurses are required to make ethical decisions in the course of caring for their patients. Ethics in Nursing Practice provides the background necessary to understand ethical decision making and its implications for patient care. The authors focus on the individual nurse's responsibilities, as well as considering the wider issues affecting patients, colleagues and society as a whole. This third edition is fully updated, and takes into account recent changes in ICN position statements, WHO documents, as well as addressing current issues in healthcare, such as providing for the health and care needs of refugees and asylum seekers, bioethics and the enforcement of nursing codes. * Includes the revised ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses (2006) * Considers the relationship between ethics and law * Draws upon everyday ethical dilemmas in nursing practice This publication from the International Council of Nurses is the essential resource for nurses seeking to understand ethical decision making, written by world experts in nursing ethics.
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