| Description |
xii, 243 pages ; 27 cm |
| Contents |
Ethical decision making -- Patients' decisions, nurses' dilemmas -- The role of the family -- Safeguarding secrets, protecting privacy -- Patients who do not "follow orders" -- Respecting cultural differences -- Facing the end of life -- Nurses' responsibilities, nurses' rights -- Caring for the mentally ill -- Caring for children |
| Summary |
"This book will help to answer some of the growing number of ethical questions and more complex issues that home health care nurses face. The cases presented in each chapter of the book are fictionalized situations based on interviews conducted with home health care nurses in both hospital-sponsored and private agencies, in hospices, and in urban and rural settings. Each chapter of the book is devoted to one of the main areas of concern for home health care nurses. Focusing on specific cases, it offers analysis and discussion of the ethical issues, cites legal requirements where relevant, and summarizes ethical criteria and practical strategies. Whether student or seasoned professional, the reader is afforded the opportunity to gain increased sensitivity to what counts as an ethical question and a better understanding of the critical thinking process that leads to careful, reasoned decisions about what to do |
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In this new edition, the text has been revised to reflect new developments in nursing ethics."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Ladd's name appears first on the earlier ed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index |
| Subject |
Home care services -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Home nursing -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Home Care Services -- ethics.
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Ethics, Nursing.
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Nurse-Patient Relations -- ethics.
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| Author |
Ladd, Rosalind Ekman.
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Pasquerella, Lynn.
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| LC no. |
2008004196 |
| ISBN |
9780398078089 hardcover |
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9780398078096 paperback |
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