TY - BOOK AU - Burkhardt, Margaret A. AU - Nathaniel, Alvita K. TI - Ethics & issues in contemporary nursing SN - 9789814239325 AV - RT 85 .B87 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Australia ; Albany PB - Delmar Thomson Learning KW - NURSING ETHICS N1 - Includes index; Part. 1. Guides for principled behavior. Social, philosophical, and other historical forces influencing the development of nursing -- Ethical theory -- Ethical principles -- Part. 2. Developing principled behavior. Values clarification -- Values development -- Ethical decision making -- Part 3. Principled behavior in the professional domain. Legal issues --Professional issues -- Professional relationship issues -- Practice issues related to technology -- Practice issues related to patient self-determination -- Scholarship issues -- Part. 4. Global issues that impinge on nursing practice. Health care changes and challenges --Health policy issues --Economic issues --Social issues --Gender issues -- Transcultural and spiritual issues -- Part. 5. The power to make a difference. Empowerment for nurses -- Enabling patient empowerment -- Appendix N2 - As contemporary nurses, we face complex and challenging personal, interpersonal, professional, institutional and social issues ER -