1. Nursing and the Ethical Dimension of Practice -- 2. A Duty-Based Approach for Nursing Ethics & Practice -- 3. Utilitarianism as an Approach to Ethical Decision Making in Health Care -- 4. Virtue Ethics and Nursing Practice -- 5. Care Ethics and Nursing Practice -- 6. The Concept of Person -- 7. Patient Autonomy in Nursing and Healthcare Contexts -- 8. The Nurse as Patient Advocate? -- 9. Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life -- 10. Ethical Issues at the End of Life -- 11. Ethical Issues in Mental Health Nursing -- 12. Resource Allocation and Rationing in Nursing Care -- 13. Values-based Nursing and Fitness to Practice Issues -- 14. Ethical Principles in Healthcare Research -- 15. Clinical and Organisational Ethics: Implications for Healthcare Practice. .