Ethical and Philosophical Aspects of Nursing Children and Young People

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Part I The Philosophical Foundations of Caring for Children and Young People.

1 Histories and Philosophies of Childhood (Gosia Brykczyńska).

2 Theories of Moral Philosophy Applied to Paediatric Nursing (Gosia Brykczyńska).

3 A Review of Children's Rights as Applied to Paediatric Nursing (Jim Richardson).

Part II Ethical Aspects of the Continuum of Care.

4 Beginning of Life: Ethical Issues in Neonatology Nursing (Amanda Williamson and Julie Mullett).

5 Ethical Issues in Caring for Toddlers and School Age Children: Ethical Aspects of the Role and Work of the Health Visitor (Monica Davis).

6 Promoting the Health of School-Aged Children: An Ethical Perspective (Gill Coverdale).

7 'To Be Like the Others': Children's Views of Nursing in Community Settings (Duncan Randall).

8 Care of the Severely Disabled Child: A Moral Imperative (Vicki Rowse).

9 Ethical Aspects of Care of the Adolescent (Yvonne Dexter).

10 Ethical and Legal Aspects of Working with Children and Young People with Emotional and Psychiatric Health Needs (Tim McDougall).

Part III Ethical Issues in the Acute Care Setting.

11 Children's Experience of Hospitalisation and Their Participation in Health-Care Decision-Making (Imelda Coyne).

12 The Ethics of Family-Centred Care for Hospitalised Children (Linda Shields).

13 Above All Else do No Harm: An Ethical Evaluation of Paediatric Nurses Management of Children's Pain (Joan Simons).

14 Ethical Aspects in Children's and Young People's Cancer Care: Professional Views (Faith Gibson).

15 Withholding and Withdrawal of Treatment: Ethical, Legal and Philosophical Aspects of Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing (Karen Harrison-White).

16 Palliative Care of Children: Some Ethical Dilemmas (Vicki Rowse and Martin Smith).

Part IV Philosophical Considerations in Professional Practice.

17 Researching Children and Young People: Exploring the Ethical Territory (Bernie Carter).

18 Philosophical and Epistemological Aspects of Children's Spirituality (Rita Pfund).

19 'Are you Sitting Comfortably?' Storytelling and the Power of Narratives – A Philosophical Analysis (Gosia Brykczyńska).

20 Who is Shaping Children's Nursing? (Duncan Randall).

Appendices.

Appendix I Summary of Possible Situations for Withdrawal and Withholding Treatment in Children According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Guidelines.

Appendix II United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Abridged).

Appendix III Summary of the International Council of Nurses Ethical Code.

Appendix IV Summary of the Principles for the Ethical Conduct of Medical Research Involving Children.

Index.