Applied Ethics in Nursing provides an easily understandable guide to the kind of ethical dilemmas you face in practice. Using a question-and-answer format along with numerous case studies, this text offers best practices and strategies for approaching the difficult problems commonly found in clinical practice.

This book also addresses organizational and institutional issues that can confound or promote ethically sound decision making. Each chapter ends with a resource list of websites and recommendations for further reading. The American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics for Nurses is used as a guide throughout, along with standards and guidelines from other major healthcare and governmental organizations.

This book deals with the fundamental aspects of nursing procedures. It has been divided into two parts: Part II is divided into 43 chapters. The book deals with all those nursing activities which are related to conducting tests on a patient. The following topics have been discussed: Offering urinal and bedpan; Urinary catheterization – straight or indwelling catheter; Care of the patient with indwelling catheter; Condom catheter drainage; Administration of suppositories; Enema; Gastric lavage; Colonic irrigation; Collection of specimens (blood urine sputum stool and throat swab); Lumbar puncture; Abdominal paracentesis; Gastric analysis; Administration of medication – oral medication; Intradermal injection; Subcutaneous injection; Intramuscular injection; Intravenous injection; Topical medication – ointments and drops; Ophthalmic medication; Nasal instillation; Ear medications; Eye irrigation; Instillation of eye drops and ointments; Ear irrigation; Intravenous fluid infusion; Transfusion of blood and blood products; Oxygen administration; Steam inhalation; Cold compress; Local cold application; Local dry heatapplication; Local moist heat application; Tepid sponge; Urine test for specific gravity pH and bile; Test for sugaracetone and albumin; Breathing exercises; Bandages; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and Documentation.