Husted, Gladys L. Ethical decision making in nursing / [electronic resource] / Gladys L. Husted, James H. Husted.. — 2nd ed.. — St. Louis : : Mosby,, c1995.. — xii, 335 p. : : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-321) and index.
Pt. 1. Elements of the Ethical Decision-Making Model. 1. A Critical History of Ethics. 2. Virtue and its Value. 3. The First Step of Bioethical Decision Making. 4. The Nurse/Patient Agreement. 5. The Contemporary Bioethical Standards. 6. Theories and Standards. 7. The Ethical Context. 8. Context and Ethical Action. 9. Apparent Conflicts Among the Bioethical Standards. 10. Agreements Without Standards -- Pt. 2. Bioethics and the Nature of Individual Autonomy. 11. Aspects of Human Nature as Elements of Ethical Knowledge. 12. Desire and the Ethical Context. 13. The Role of Reason in Ethical Decision Making. 14. Life as the Precondition of All Action. 15. The Role of Purpose: The Goals of Ethical Action. 16. The Role of Agency: The Nature of Ethical Action -- Pt. 3. Case Study Analysis. 17. Resolutions to Dilemmas.