Toward a Better World: The Social Significance of Nursing

Toward a Better World: The Social Significance of Nursing

by Mark Lazenby
Toward a Better World: The Social Significance of Nursing

Toward a Better World: The Social Significance of Nursing

by Mark Lazenby

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Overview

Nurses are positioned on healthcare's front line, intimately connected to individuals, families, and communities. How can they leverage this position to work for the common good? In Toward a Better World, Mark Lazenby, a philosopher and a nurse, presents a plan of action. He argues that nurses advance the good society when they fulfill fundamental obligations. Promoting equality, peace and respect, providing assistance and safety, and safeguarding the health of our planet are among these obligations. By acting upon them, nurses become a force for social change in their communities. But through the collective power of more than 20 million nurses worldwide, nurses become a global force for making the world a better place--in the present and for the future. A companion to Caring Matters Most, Lazenby's ethics book, Toward a Better World challenges readers to lead good lives of service to others. This book will invigorate all, nurses and non-nurses alike, who wish to spend their lives making the world a better place.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780190695736
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/02/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 564 KB

About the Author

Mark Lazenby, an advanced practice registered nurse and a philosopher, is Professor of Nursing and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut, where he is also the School of Nursing's Associate Dean for Faculty and Student Affairs. He has written books on the 20th-century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's views of religion and on the ethical significance of nursing.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Sheila Tlou, RN, PhD, FAAN Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Nursing and the Good Society Part I: Nursing is a Moral Profession Chapter 2: Nursing and our Common Humanity Chapter 3: Nursing and Obligation Part II: The Obligations of Nursing Chapter 4: Equality Chapter 5: Assistance Chapter 6: Peace Chapter 7: Safety Chapter 8: Earth Chapter 9: Respect Part III: Nursing Beyond Boundaries Chapter 10: Nursing is Always Local Chapter 11: The Social Significance of Nursing Notes to Chapters Bibliography Discussion Questions Appendix: International Council of Nurses Position Statement: Nurses, Climate Change and Health
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