Studies in Ethics for Nurses. This item is unavailable.Studies in Ethics for Nurses

Second edition, revised. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends are crushed, corners are exposed, and there is some spotting and scuffing to boards. Front hinge is weak. Contains small pasted stamp of the Chicago Medical Book Co., Congress and Honore Sts., Chicago, on pastedown. Ownership information of Loretta Bourlard and Rose Marie Respet on flyleaf. The book is organized into three sections, roughly corresponding to I. the nurse as individual, II. ethics in nursing schools and hospitals, and III. ethics as they pertain to the nursing career. Using examples drawn from life, Aikens addresses the potential ethical concerns in conduct and duty, with regards to money, in economy and wastefulness, regarding tact, and more. She also discusses the nature of accidents in the hospital, and which parties can be considered at fault. The reader is then asked to imagine ways in which the accidents might have been avoided. Aikens also discusses the field of nursing from a broader perspective, taking on the different settings in which nurses work, managing savings and investments, and more. From the nursing history collection of Sarah Abrams. Hardcover, good condition. 327 pages, octavo.…