Library resources

Background

This list of books and journals was provided by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust library to support the Ethics Committee. It is a service available for all NottsHC staff and can be access through the Intranet and the public web site.

Medical Ethics

  1. Medical Ethics, Frezza, Eldo. 2018 ebook available1
  2. Rethinking health care ethics, Stephen Scher, Kasia Kozlowska (2018)
  3. Mason and McCall Smith’s law and medical ethics, Laurie, G. and S.H.E. Harmon. 2016, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  4. Practical decision making in health care ethics: cases, concepts, and the virtue of prudence, Devettere, R.J. 4th ed. 2016: Georgetown University Press.
  5. Law and ethics in nursing and healthcare: an introduction, Avery, G. 2013, London.
  6. Medical ethics today: the BMA’s handbook of ethics and law, British Medical, A. 3rd ed. 2012, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
  7. Mental health ethics: the human context, Barker, P. 2011, London: Routledge.
  8. Medical law and ethics, Herring, J. 3rd ed. 2010, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  9. Bioethics: a nursing perspective, Johnstone, M.-J. 5th ed. 2009, Chatswod, NSW: Churchill Livingstone.
  10. Principles of biomedical ethics, Beauchamp, T.L. and J.F. Childress. 6th ed. 2009, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  11. 100 cases in clinical ethics and law, Johnston, C. and P. Bradbury. 2008, Sevenoaks: Hodder Arnold.
  12. Primary care ethics, Spicer, J. and D. Bowman. 2007, Abingdon: Radcliffe.
  13. Ethics in clinical practice : an interprofessional approach, Hawley, G. 2007, Harlow: Pearson.
  14. Law, medicine and ethics: essays in honour of Lord Jakobovits, Carrier, J. 2007, London: Cancerkin.
  15. Health care ethics: lessons from intensive care, Melia, K.M. 2004, London: Sage.
  16. Ethical issues in mental health, Baldwin, S. and P.J. Barker. 1991, London: Thornes Chapman & Hall.

Nursing Ethics

  1. Law and professional issues in nursing, Griffith, R. and C. Tengnah. 4th ed. Transforming nursing practice. 2017, London: Sage.
  2. Understanding ethics for nursing students, Ellis, P. 2nd ed. Transforming nursing practice. 2017, London: Sage.
  3. Fundamental aspects of legal, ethical and professional issues in nursing, Carvalho, S., M. Reeves, and J. Orford. 3rd ed. 2017, London: Quay.
  4. Professional values in nursing, Baillie, L. and S. Black, 2015. ebook available1
  5. Nursing law and ethics, Tingle, J. and A. Cribb, 2014. e-book1
  6. Ethics for nursing and healthcare practice, Melia, K.M. 2014, London.
  7. Law, values and practice in Mental Health Nursing, Williamson, T. Daw, R. 2013 ebook Kortext | EPUB Reader2
  8. Ethics for nursing: theory and practice, Cranmer, P. and J. Nhemachena. 2013, Maidenhead: Open University Press.
  9. Law and ethics in nursing and healthcare: an introduction, Avery, G. 2013, London.
  10. Law, ethics and professional issues for nursing, Wheeler, H. 2012, London: Routledge.
  11. Nursing ethics: a principle-based approach, Edwards, S.D. 2nd ed. 2009, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  12. Ethical decision making in nursing and healthcare : the symphonological approach, Husted, J.H. and G.L. Husted. 4th ed. 2008, New York: Springer.
  13. Ethics in nursing practice: a guide to ethical decision making, Fry, S.T. and M.-J. Johnstone. 3rd ed. 2008: Blackwell.
  14. Nursing ethics, Thompson, I.E., et al. 5th ed. 2006, Harlow: Churchill Livingstone.
  15. Foundations in nursing and health care: law and ethics, Hendrick, J. and L. Wigens. Foundations in nursing and health care. 2004, Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.

Professional Ethics

  1. Just culture: restoring trust and accountability in your organisation, Dekker, S. 3rd ed. 2017, Boca Raton: CRC Press.
  2. Code of ethics and professional conduct, College of Occupational, T., 2015.
  3. Values and ethics in mental health practice, Bogg, D. Post-qualifying social work practice. 2010, Exeter: Learning Matters.

Psychiatric Ethics

  1. Psychiatric ethics, Bloch, S. and S.A. Green. 4th ed. 2009, Oxford.
  2. Dictionary of ethical and legal terms and issues : the essential guide for mental health professionals, Sperry, L. 2006, London: Routledge.

Borderline Personality Disorder

Recommended by a lecturer in Medical Ethics and was available to borrow from the library Mapping the Edges and the In-between: A critical analysis of Borderline Personality Disorder, Nancy Nyquist Potter, 2009, Oxford Univeristy Press


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