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Re-writing nursing ethics theory
Kathleen Oberle and Shelley Raffin Bouchal took over four years to craft Ethics in Canadian Nursing Practice: Navigating the Journey, a uniquely Canadian approach to nursing ethics theory and application. The book is based on the values statements in the CNA Code of Ethics. “Part of the reason it took so long was that the Code of Ethics was revised after we started the project, and we had to make revisions to the manuscript to reflect these changes,” explains Oberle.
Written as an undergraduate textbook, the publication will also serve registered nurses. “While teaching the values in the Code of Ethics, we observed that it was sometimes difficult for nurses to understand how the Code could guide their ethical decision-making in specific situations. We felt a more detailed look at the values, together with clinical examples, would help nurses and nursing students make the transition from theory to practice” says Bouchal. The book is published by Pearson Education. |