Case studies in nursing ethics / Sara T. Fry, Robert M. Veatch.

Sudbury, Mass. : Jones & Bartlett, [2000], ©2000.

xiv, 402 pages ; 23 cm

2nd ed.

Rev. ed. of: Case studies in nursing ethics / Robert M. Veatch, Sara T. Fry. 1987.

Ch. 1. Values in health and illness -- Ch. 2. The nurse and moral authority -- Ch. 3. Benefiting the patient and others: the duty to produce good and avoid harm -- Ch. 4. Justice: the allocation of health resources -- Ch. 5. The principle of autonomy -- Ch. 6. Veracity -- Ch. 7. Fidelity -- Ch. 8. The sanctity of human life -- Ch. 9. Abortion, sterilization, and contraception -- Ch. 10. Genetics, birth, and the biological revolution -- Ch. 11. Psychiatry and the control of human behavior -- Ch. 12. HIV/AIDS care -- Ch. 13. Experimentation on human beings -- Ch. 14. Consent and the right to refuse treatment -- Ch. 15. Death and dying.

Includes bibliographical references and index.