Ethical Decision Making in Nursing and Health Care: The Symphonological Approach

by Gladys L. Husted, James H. Husted, Gladys Husted PhD MSN RN

Book Overview

Named a 2013 Doody's Core Title

This book provides a systematic approach to bioethical decision making, a process that can help clarify situations where right and wrong are not clearly defined√ .This should be a valuable book for ethics and theory courses. Score: 100, 5 stars

--Doody's

Husted and Husted's classic nursing ethics text provides a systematic approach to bioethical decision making that can help...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826115128
• ISBN13: 9780826115126
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A Must Have Book for all in Healthcare. New features just wonderful!!

Finally! A book that teaches students and practicing professionals how and why they make those day-to-day practice decisions. Quick. Easy. User Friendly! This book provides the reader with an easy to follow, contextually based ethical framework from which to practice-one based on the premise that we hold a social contract or agreement with our patients. It is a book about 'every day' decisions and how we conduct our practice, prevent burnout, and learn to function well for patients and the public in a complex health care system. The book features new, terrific case studies and their solutions, objectives, discussion questions and an extensive faculty guide, powerpoints, and test questions. The book is applicable at all levels of nursing education and is also excellent as an adjunct to courses or as a centerpiece of a stand-alone bioethics course. A must have for every health care practitioner and student! Anne B.

Much more than a book!

Once I started reading this exceptional book, I could not stop." Ethical Decision Making in Nursing and Health care: the symphonological approach" is much more than a book, it is a way of living and interacting with people. The book is rich with case studies and scenarios that stimulate discussion and critical thinking. The language used is friendly even to non native English speakers .This book is highly remarkable because it helps the reader to understand the ethical values of the American society. It emphasizes the professional/ patient agreement; it clarifies the nature of the ethical context and identifies the bioethical standards. I advise all nurses to read and discuss this book with their colleagues.Myrna

It was a required text

I found the book very helpful for my graduate school work. Lynne Perrin