Health Policy
Demetrius J. Porche, Dean and Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, New Orleans, Louisiana
Print ISBN: 9780763783136  |  Ebook ISBN: 9781449637583  |  296 pages  |  © 2012

Provides an overview of the policymaking process within a variety of settings including academia, clinical practice, communities, and various health care systems. By including both policy evaluation and research, the author provides a comprehensive and multi-perspective approach to developing and formulating effective health care policy. Unlike other texts, Health Policy: Application for Nurses and Other Health Care Professionals utilizes a condensed format without a large amount of explanatory text.

Case Studies in Nursing Ethics, Fourth Edition
Sara T. Fry, PhD, RN, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Robert M. Veatch, PhD, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Washington, Washington D.C.
Carol R. Taylor, PhD, RN, Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University, Washington, Washington D.C.
Print ISBN: 9780763780319  |  Ebook ISBN: 9781449646127  |  506 pages  |  © 2011

Presents basic ethical principles and specific guidance for applying these principles in nursing practice, through analysis of over 150 actual case study conflicts that have occurred in nursing practice. Each case study allows readers to develop their own approaches to the resolution of ethical conflict and to reflect on how the traditions of ethical thought and professional guidelines apply to the situation.