Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics

1. Nursing and the Ethical Dimension of Practice
P. Anne Scott

2. A Duty-Based Approach for Nursing Ethics & Practice
Alan J. Kearns

3. Utilitarianism as an Approach to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
Heike Felzmann

4. Virtue Ethics and Nursing Practice
Derek Sellman

5. Care Ethics and Nursing Practice
Ann Gallagher

6. The Concept of Person
Alan J. Kearns

7. Patient Autonomy in Nursing and Healthcare Contexts
Anna-Marie Greaney, Dónal P. O’Mathúna

8. The Nurse as Patient Advocate?
P. Anne Scott

9. Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life
Janet Holt

10. Ethical Issues at the End of Life
Janet Holt

11. Ethical Issues in Mental Health Nursing
Grahame Smith

12. Resource Allocation and Rationing in Nursing Care
P. Anne Scott

13. Values-Based Nursing and Fitness to Practice Issues
Julie-Ann Hayes

14. Ethical Principles in Healthcare Research
P. Anne Scott

15. Clinical and Organisation Ethics: Implications for Healthcare Practice
Louise Campbell

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Nursing, Ethics, Public Health, Practice and Hospital Management