Care Ethics and Nursing Practice
Dimensions/phases of care Ethical attitude Caring about – This involves the ‘recognition that care is necessary’ and includes concern, worry about someone or something. This could include making a donation…
NURSING
Virtue Ethics and Nursing Practice
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017P. Anne Scott (ed.)Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_4 4. Virtue Ethics and Nursing Practice Derek Sellman1 (1) Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, T6G 1C9, Canada …
The Nurse as Patient Advocate?
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017P. Anne Scott (ed.)Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_8 8. The Nurse as Patient Advocate? P. Anne Scott1 (1) National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland P. Anne Scott Email:…
Utilitarianism as an Approach to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017P. Anne Scott (ed.)Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_3 3. Utilitarianism as an Approach to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care Heike Felzmann1 (1) Philosophy, School of Humanities and…
A Duty-Based Approach for Nursing Ethics & Practice
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017P. Anne Scott (ed.)Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_2 2. A Duty-Based Approach for Nursing Ethics & Practice Alan J. Kearns1 (1) Institute of Ethics, School of Theology, Philosophy, and…
The Concept of Person
Minimal intelligence Self-awareness Self-control A sense of time A sense of futurity A sense of the past The capability to relate to others Concern for others Communication Control of existence…
Nursing and the Ethical Dimension of Practice
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017P. Anne Scott (ed.)Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics10.1007/978-3-319-49250-6_1 1. Nursing and the Ethical Dimension of Practice P. Anne Scott1 (1) National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland …
Care Dependency
Patient system Professional system Assessment Agreement Perspective The patient communicates his care demand explicitly (real or unreal) The nurse affirms the care demand Joint goal for action Decreased patient’s dependency…
Polypharmacy in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Fig. 10.1 Systematic tool to reduce inappropriate prescribing Step 1: Pharmacotherapeutic history taking This is a vital element of the medication review. In the case of nursing home residents with…
