From the Publisher
"It's about time that we have a reference in nursing that so neatly integrates the thought-provoking nature of ethical issues and the practicalities of addressing such issues. It should be a quick reference tool for every nurse."
-Gloria F. Donnelly, PhD., RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Drexel University, Philadelphia
"In the 21st-century world of digital and high technology health care, questions of ethics and values rise to the forefront and challenge the thinking and actions of all health care providers. This book raises the central issues of these ethical challenges in a practical and straightforward manner and deals deeply and broadly with the questions nurses and health service providers confront daily in their practice."
-Tim Porter-O'Grady, EdD, PhD, FAAN
Senior Partner, Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates, Inc.
Associate Professor, Emory University
"This is an excellent resource for all of us who desire to be better prepared to mediate and resolve the ethical issues we face each day and more effectively advocate for patients and their families!"
-Dr. Diann B. Uustal, RN, MS, EdD
Clinical Ethicist, Educator, and Author of Clinical Ethics and Values: Issue & Insights in a Changing Healthcare Environment
"Vicki Lachman has produced a timely, important and practical collection of essays that should be must reading for nurses, their patients, their potential patients and everyone who works with nurses. The cases are engaging, the analysis practical and clear and the subject matter on target."
-Arthur Caplan, Emanuel & Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics; Chair, Department of Medical Ethics; and Director, Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania
