Ethics in Health CareDealing primarily with nursing in South Africa and the particular challenges that the country's nurses encounter, this book looks at the ethical questions confronting nurses as well as the moral philosophy behind those considerations. Ubuntu—the African notion that everyone in a community is responsible for the welfare of its members—plays a large part in the moral deliberations of the book, as do problems particular to South Africa. This second edition is updated with new case studies on the AIDS pandemic as well as new ethical questions stemming from the legalization of abortion in South Africa and the rise in the power of health worker unions. |
Contents
The caring ethic in nursing | 11 |
Perspectives on ethical theory principles | 25 |
Ethical principles and rules in moral decisionmaking | 46 |
Perspectives on rights and relationships | 57 |
Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses patients family | 70 |
Ethical concerns in relationships between nurses their employing | 82 |
The rights of patients and nurses in health care | 97 |
Perspectives on ethical issues in healthcare practice | 109 |
Management ethics | 140 |
Ethics in research | 147 |
Dealing with cultural differences | 167 |
Religious and cultural forces in transcultural nursing | 175 |
Ethical principles in caring for HIVAIDS patients | 201 |
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Nursing and healthcare issues from the beginning of adulthood to | 124 |
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