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TEST BANK Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 4th Edition by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton || All Chapters (1 - 20) - Updated Version Covers ethical principles and contemporary nursing issues across Chapters 1–20, including ethical decision-making, professional responsibilities, patient rights, autonomy, informed consent, confidentiality, legal considerations, healthcare dilemmas, and current challenges in nursing practice. Includes practice questions with answers to support nursing ethics coursework, quizzes, assignments, and exam preparation.

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TEST BANK
ETHICS AND ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY NURSING 4TH EDITION
BY MARGARET A. BURKHARDT, NANCY WALTON, ALL CHAPTERS 1 - 20

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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
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il 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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2. Ethical Theory
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3. Ethical Principles
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Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
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4. Values Clarification
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5. Values Development
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6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
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7. Ethical Decision Making
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Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
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8. Legal Issues
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11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
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Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
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13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
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14. Health Policy Issues
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15. Economic Issues
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16. Social Issues
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17. Gender Issues
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18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
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Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
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19. Empowerment for Nurses
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20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
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5. What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?
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Publisher: 2017 ISBN: 9780176696573 Edition: Unknown

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