This new edition of a highly regarded standard text continues to focus on an ethic of care, while significantly enhancing and strengthening its theoretical basis. Extensively revised and updated in both content and approach, the third edition:

oaddresses many of the current pressing issues in nursing
oemphasises the importance of relationships in health care
oexamines the process of decision making
ouses an four-questions model for ethical decision making
ooffers material to stimulate discussion
oconsiders the international dimensions of nursing ethics
oincludes the newly published NMC Code of Professional Conduct 2002


For nurses who practise primary nursing and who are therefore in a special relationship with their patients, this book is particularly appropriate. However, any nurse, whether qualified or in training, will find it easy to read, constructive and thought-provoking.