TY - BOOK AU - AU - Thompson, Ian E.;Melia, Kath M.;Boyd, Kenneth M.;Thompson, Ian E. ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 9780443101380 (paperback : alkaline paper) SN - 2 PY - 2006///.;copyright 200646 CY - Edinburgh ;;New York PB - Churchill Livingstone Elsevier KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Ethics, Nursing.;Nursing ethics N1 - Rev. ed. of : Nursing ethics / Ian E. Thompson, Kath M. Melia, Kenneth M. Boyd. 4th ed. 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-377) and index; Ethics in nursing: continuity and change -- Cultural issues, methods and approaches to nursing ethics -- Nursing ethics: what do we mean by 'ethics'? -- Becoming a nurse and member of the profession -- Power and responsibility in nursing practice and management -- Professional responsibility and accountability in nursing -- Classical areas of controversy in nursing and biomedical ethics -- Direct responsibility in nurse/patient relationships -- Conflicting demands in nursing groups of patients -- Ethics in healthcare management: research, evaluation and performance management -- The political ethics of healthcare: health policies and resource allocation -- Corporate ethics in healthcare: strategic planning and ethical policy development -- Making moral decisions and being able to justify our actions -- The relevance of moral theory: justifying our ethical policies; 5 ER -