NUR274 Topics in Nursing: Code of Ethics & Work-Life Balance

Takes a practical approach to this complex subject and relates each topic to the working environment.

Discusses common ethical issues likely to be encountered, how to recognize and address moral distress, and ethical practice as it relates to research, quality, and safety.

Short case studies, based on real stories from the health care arena, ensure that each chapter of this book is rooted in descriptions of nursing practise that are grounded, salient narratives of nursing care.

Focuses on the legal aspects of nursing as it relates to patient safety and quality, environmental health and safety, error reduction and ethical boundaries of practice.

Asserts that the act of nursing itself embodies goodness. Nurses can develop this moral character in themselves by cultivating five habits: trustworthiness, imagination, beauty, space, and presence.