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"The four-volume set includes detailed investigations of historical and theoretical material including topics from the award-winning first edition published in 1998, plus topics on issues that were not or only just barely on the horizon. In addition to the areas in which particular issues arise, it is still essential for those engaged in applied ethics to reflect on what is being 'applied.' The work includes a number of articles on ethical and philosophical approaches, historical and contemporary, religious and secular. ... It is written not only by practitioners in the particular fields in question; but by academics from disciplines such as law and economics. A broad and inclusive table of contents ensures detailed investigation of historical and theoretical material as well as in-depth analysis of current issues."--Publisher description

Introduction to Ethics -- Ethical Theory -- Basics of Bioethics -- Moral Standing : What Matters -- Beginning of Life -- Health Care Professional Patient Relationship -- Research Ethics -- Genetics -- Enhancement -- Mental Health -- End of Life -- Justice and Health Care -- Population Health.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 NURSING ETHICS IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- Introduction -- Current challenges and opportunities -- Ethical approaches and frameworks fit for contemporary practice -- Ethical decision-making -- A practice situation -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CODES -- Introduction -- Ethics and codes -- ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CODES -- Criticisms of codes -- The cases -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 NURSES' ETHICS IN ORGANISATIONAL CONTEXTS -- Introduction -- Dignity in care -- Indignity in care -- Moral distress and ethical climate -- Cases - Responses to unethical practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP -- The nurse as parent surrogate -- The nurse as technician -- The nurse as contracted clinician -- The nurse as patient advocate -- A relationship of trust -- Nursing and an ethic of care -- The cases -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 NURSING ADULTS -- Introduction: adults as the central case in healthcare ethics -- Ethical principles at stake in nursing adults -- Information sharing -- Confidentiality and privacy -- Contemporary challenges in healthcare -- The cases -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 NURSING THE UNBORN AND NEWBORN -- Introduction -- Conscientious objection -- Parents and patients: crises of identification? -- Adults -- Embryos -- Foetuses -- Infants -- Who decides? -- The cases -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 NURSING THE CHILD -- Introduction -- Children's rights and healthcare decision-making -- Children and the law -- Neonatal care - quality of life and the continuation of treatment -- Refusal of healthcare intervention and advocacy -- Refusal of treatment -- Confidentiality and young people -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 NURSING AND MENTAL HEALTH -- Introduction.

Examines the pros and cons of our ability to shape human nature through technological advancements. This book offers analyses of decisive questions that confront society as enhancement interventions using bio-, info-, neuro- and nanotechnologies become widespread. It provides the reader with conceptual tools necessary to address such questions

Introduction.- Nutrition and Health.- Economic Aspects.- Public Perceptions.- Legal and Policy Aspects.- Ethical Issues.- Functional Foods and Intestinal Functions: The Case of Probiotics and Prebiotics.- Phytosterols Enriched Functional Foods.- Résumé and Policy Recommendations