Nursing Ethics: A Virtue-Based Approach

Introduction Illness, Narratives and the Value of the Nurse-Patient Relationship The Virtues in General Ethics A Critique of Obligation-Based Moral Theories in General Ethics The Origins, Development and Tenets of Virtue Ethics A Critical Account of Obligation-Based Moral Theories in Nursing Practice Virtue-Based Moral Decision-Making in Nursing Practice Macintyre's Account of the Virtues Macintyre's Account of the Virtues and the Virtue-Based Approach to Moral Decision-Making in Nursing Practice Conclusions Bibliography