Quick Look Nursing: Ethics And Conflict
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Quick Look Nursing: Ethics And Conflict by Kathleen Ouimet Perrin
Quick Look Nursing: Ethics and Conflict, Second Edition presents ethical issues and case studies from the perspective of nurses. It guides nurses on what to do when patients, family, and physicians have varying perspectives on what care should be provided and when and how they should intervene to protect an elderly person from a hazardous living situation. This text is the ideal quick reference to prepare nurses for health care ethical dilemmas of health care in today’s complex environment. Topics include: * Justice in the allocation of health care services (including nursing services) * Patient safety addressed with a discussion of how to respond to errors made by members of the health care team * Issues inherent in group decision making for a patient Important pedagogical features: * Critical thinking questions and multiple case studies in each chapter * Quick look at chapter ahead * Highlighted key points * NCLEX-Style Questions
Kathleen Ouimet Perrin, PhD, RN, is Professor Emerita of Nursing at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire, where she has taught courses in critical care nursing, professional nursing, understanding suffering, and evidence based practice to baccalaureate and RN to BSN students. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst; her master's from Boston College; and her doctoral degree from the Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio. Her primary areas of interest and publication are critical care nursing, ethical issues, nursing history, and suffering experienced by patients and healthcare providers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781449603304 |
| ISBN 10 | 1449603300 |
| Title | Quick Look Nursing: Ethics And Conflict |
| Author | Kathleen Ouimet Perrin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc |
| Year published | 2010-07-15 |
| Number of pages | 257 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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