Ethics
An Error in Judgement
By Dara Culhane
On January 22, 1979, an eleven-year-old Native girl died of a ruptured appendix in an Alert Bay, B. C. hospital. The events that followed are chronicled here by Dara Culhane Speck, a member by marriage of the Nimpkish Indian Band in Alert Bay. She has relied mainly on interviews, ... Read more
An Error in Judgement ebook
By Dara Culhane
On January 22, 1979, an eleven-year-old Native girl died of a ruptured appendix in an Alert Bay, B.C. hospital. The events that followed are chronicled here by Dara Culhane Speck, a member by marriage of the Nimpkish Indian Band in Alert Bay. She has relied mainly on interviews, ... Read more
Operating Room Confidential
By Paul Whang
An anesthetist reveals operating room curses and superstitions, the characteristics of a good surgeon, and the patients that doctors fear, in this insider's view of the fascinating protocols of the operating room and the people who work there.
The Moral Work of Nursing
By Hazel J. Magnussen
Reviewing and integrating lived experiences in nursing with theory and research, The Moral Work of Nursing is a blend of life story and overview of factors affecting ethical nursing practice during the past 50 years. Reflecting on her 35-year nursing career, studies in health ... Read more