Caring matters most : the ethical significance of nursing / by Mark Lazenby.

  • Lazenby, Mark
Date:
[2017]
  • Books

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Description

Through an exploration of the ethical nature of nursing, Caring Matters Most asserts that the act of nursing itself embodies goodness. Nurses can develop this moral character in themselves by cultivating five habits: trustworthiness, imagination, beauty, space, and presence. Practicing these habits will sustain nurses as they meet the challenges of the workplace, the threat of automation, and the incivilities that arise within the nursing community. The volume concludes with thought-provoking discussion questions and exercises designed to help nurses apply concepts in the classroom or in practice. Each chapter combines highly readable explanations of moral theory with real-life examples that can guide nurses in day-to-day practice. Caring Matters Most is an ideal resource for academic or practicing nurses interested in healthcare ethics or philosophy.

Publication/Creation

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Physical description

xx, 150 pages ; 21 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.

Contents

The moral character of nursing -- Trustworthiness -- Imagination -- Beauty -- Space -- Presence -- The challenge of unreasonable demands -- The threat of becoming automatons -- Being good to ourselves -- Creating a civil community -- Being grateful -- Toward a better world.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WY88 2017L43c
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780199364541
  • 0199364540