Prepare for practice with this essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada, Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing, 5th Edition expertly covers the often intertwined ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face today. This edition includes discussions of Indigenous legal and ethical perspectives, the legal and ethical challenges related to SARS-CoV-2, case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX®, and much more. Plus, the clear and straightforward writing style presents information just as you will encounter it in your day-to-day practice, ensuring you’re even more prepared to make an impact from the start!
1. 1. An introduction to ethics and the law: A perspective for nurses - p. 1 2. 2. Ethical theories: Their meaning for nurses - p. 16 3. Introduction - p. 16 4. An introduction to ethical theory - p. 18 5. Moral distress - p. 19 6. Values - p. 20 7. Normative ethical theories - p. 24 8. Reflections on the moral perspectives of indigenous peoples in Canada - p. 60 9. Summary - p. 64 10. Critical thinking - p. 65 11. References - p. 67 12. 3. Guiding ethical decision making: Resources for nurses - p. 72 13. 4. The Canadian legal system - p. 99 14. 5. Regulation of the nursing profession - p. 126 15. 6. Informed consent: Rights and obligations - p. 155 16. 7. The nurse’s legal accountabilities: Professional competence, misconduct, malpractice, and nursing documentation - p. 188 17. 8. Complexity at the end of life: Ethical and legal challenges - p. 225 18. Introduction - p. 225 19. Death and dying - p. 226 20. Challenges at the end of life - p. 227 21. End-of-life choices - p. 228 22. Unique death and dying experiences: Dying young - p. 230 23. Meaningful lives: The final journey - p. 233 24. Cultural considerations at the end of life - p. 234 25. Choosing death - p. 237 26. The evolution of the law to medical assistance in dying - p. 243 27. Legislation: Medical assistance in dying (bill C-14) - p. 246 28. Organ donation - p. 253 29. Summary - p. 264 30. Critical thinking - p. 265 31. References - p. 267 32. 9. Ethical and legal issues related to advancing science and technology - p. 271 33. 10. Safeguarding patient rights - p. 302 34. Introduction - p. 302 35. What are rights and obligations? - p. 303 36. Special consideration for those most vulnerable - p. 317 37. The right to safe care - p. 335 38. Summary - p. 339 39. Critical thinking - p. 339 40. References - p. 340 41. 11. Perspectives on the rights of nurses - p. 345 42. 12. Ethical issues in leadership, the organization, and approaches to the delivery of care - p. 371 43. Glossary - p. 406 44. Index - p. 416
Prepare for practice with this essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada, Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing, 5th Edition expertly covers the often intertwined ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face today. This edition includes discussions of Indigenous legal and ethical perspectives, the legal and ethical challenges related to SARS-CoV-2, case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX®, and much more. Plus, the clear and straightforward writing style presents information just as you will encounter it in your day-to-day practice, ensuring you’re even more prepared to make an impact from the start!
1. 1. An introduction to ethics and the law: A perspective for nurses - p. 1 2. 2. Ethical theories: Their meaning for nurses - p. 16 3. Introduction - p. 16 4. An introduction to ethical theory - p. 18 5. Moral distress - p. 19 6. Values - p. 20 7. Normative ethical theories - p. 24 8. Reflections on the moral perspectives of indigenous peoples in Canada - p. 60 9. Summary - p. 64 10. Critical thinking - p. 65 11. References - p. 67 12. 3. Guiding ethical decision making: Resources for nurses - p. 72 13. 4. The Canadian legal system - p. 99 14. 5. Regulation of the nursing profession - p. 126 15. 6. Informed consent: Rights and obligations - p. 155 16. 7. The nurse’s legal accountabilities: Professional competence, misconduct, malpractice, and nursing documentation - p. 188 17. 8. Complexity at the end of life: Ethical and legal challenges - p. 225 18. Introduction - p. 225 19. Death and dying - p. 226 20. Challenges at the end of life - p. 227 21. End-of-life choices - p. 228 22. Unique death and dying experiences: Dying young - p. 230 23. Meaningful lives: The final journey - p. 233 24. Cultural considerations at the end of life - p. 234 25. Choosing death - p. 237 26. The evolution of the law to medical assistance in dying - p. 243 27. Legislation: Medical assistance in dying (bill C-14) - p. 246 28. Organ donation - p. 253 29. Summary - p. 264 30. Critical thinking - p. 265 31. References - p. 267 32. 9. Ethical and legal issues related to advancing science and technology - p. 271 33. 10. Safeguarding patient rights - p. 302 34. Introduction - p. 302 35. What are rights and obligations? - p. 303 36. Special consideration for those most vulnerable - p. 317 37. The right to safe care - p. 335 38. Summary - p. 339 39. Critical thinking - p. 339 40. References - p. 340 41. 11. Perspectives on the rights of nurses - p. 345 42. 12. Ethical issues in leadership, the organization, and approaches to the delivery of care - p. 371 43. Glossary - p. 406 44. Index - p. 416
