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Margaret A. Burkhardt; Alvita K. Nathaniel; Nancy A. Walton

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9780176504595: Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing, Second Canadian Edition - See more at: http://www.nelson.com/catalogue/productOverview.do?Ntt=882099731115102294916383027691981545676&N=197+4294961475&Ntk=P_EPI#sthash.opRY3yvL.dpuf

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ISBN 10: 0176504591 ISBN 13: 9780176504595

Publisher: Nelson Education, 2014

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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing explores the theories, models and principles that serve as guides for ethically sound behavior within a nursing context. This text addresses the complexities created by science and technological advances, the variety of settings in which nurses practice, and the diversity of the patients in their care, all the while emphasizing the importance of principled behavior in personal and professional situations. The text also examines global issues that intertwine with the nursing profession, such as health policy, economics, social, gender, transcultural and spiritual considerations. Engaging exercises, reflective questions, case presentations and creative activities are integrated throughout the text. � More personal and conversational tone of this 2nd edition makes material more accessible � Reorganized reflection on the history of nursing puts contemporary issues into context � Expanded discussion of issues related to professional relationships, systems within which nurses work, technology and patient self-determination promotes exploration of issues facing nursing today

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Margaret A. Burkhardt is Associate Professor Emerita, West Virginia University School of Nursing. She taught nursing and practiced holistic nursing care for more than thirty years, and is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association. A prolific writer, Dr. Burkhardt has published numerous articles and book chapters, as well as co-authoring two books on spirituality in health and ethics in nursing.

Alvita Nathaniel is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Track at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University School of Nursing. In addition to teaching, she has worked as a family nurse practitioner in free clinics and juvenile detention facilities for more than two decades. An active participant in policy-making, Dr. Nathaniel's articles regularly appear in journals and other health care-related publications.

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