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Offers an introduction to the attempts to base nursing ethics on a feminine ‘ethics of care’. This book offers a philosophical and practical examination of what has come to be known as the ‘justice versus care’ debate. It suggests a decision-making framework in which nurses play a central role.

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Nurses, Women and Ethics

By:

Helga Kuhse

$119.55

Paperback
312 pages
Release Date
24 March 1997

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Summary

This volume provides a critical introduction to contemporary attempts to base nursing ethics on a feminine ‘ethics of care’.

Book Details

ISBN-13:	9780631202110
ISBN-10:	0631202110
Author:	Helga Kuhse
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	Paperback
Number of Pages:	312
Edition:	1st
Release Date:	24 March 1997
Weight:	454g
Dimensions:	228mm x 154mm x 17mm

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Critics Review

“This book is provocative and a ‘must’ for all nurses who are or ought to be engaged in nurse ethics.” Ulla Fasting, Nursing Ethics

“Kuhse’s book is a contribution to the professionalisation of the nurses and contributes also to the improvement of the ethical discourses regarding end-of-life discussions in clinical care.” Marieke Janssen, Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

About The Author

Helga Kuhse

Helga Kuhse is the Director of the Centre for Human Bioethics at Monash University, Australia. She has published widely in the field of bioethics and is editor of Monash Bioethics Review and, with Peter Singer, co-editor of the international journal Bioethics.

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