Philosophical Issues in Nursing

Steven D Edwards RMN, BA(Hons), MPhil, PhD is a Lecturer in Health Care Ethics at the Centre for Philosophy and Health Care, the University of Wales at Swansea

• PART 1: NURSING PRACTICE AND KNOWLEDGE The Shift from the Closed to the Open Body Ramifications for Nursing Testimony; J.LiaschenkoTraditions and Practice; K.Cash; Change in Nursing; T.HusseyPART 2: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS Holism in Nursing; S.Woods Positivism as a Method in Nursing Research; S.D.EdwardsTowards a Credible Theory of Mind for Nursing; E.LepperPART 3: THE NURSE CURRICULUM Heidegger and the Nursing Curriculum; S.Horrocks'The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living'; J.HoltPART 4: THE SELF IN NURSING The Self; P.DawsonThe Self and Compulsory Treatment; P.Ross.

'It seems to me a very good introduction to the subject and potentially ground-breaking.' - Dr Kenneth M. Boyd, University of Edinburgh