Clinical Ethics Handbook for Nurses

Pamela Grace is an experienced nurse, nurse educator and ethics scholar. She completed a PhD in Philosophy with a concentration in medical ethics (1998). Over the past 25 years she has written and presented extensively on the topics of nursing philosophy, and nursing and healthcare ethics. Her book on ethics in advanced practice nursing received the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society national book award in the category of Health Sciences. As an Emerita faculty member of Boston College Connell School of Nursing, Massachusetts, USA, she continues to teach ethics courses on a part time basis and is involved in national and international projects to develop the ethics expertise of those responsible for educating nurses.Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN is a Clinical Associate Professor at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. She is formerly the Executive Director of the Ethics Service at a large academic medical center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She practiced as a critical care nurse for over a decade. She received her PhD from Boston College and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical ethics. She has published and presented nationally and internationally on the topics of nursing ethics and clinical ethics.

Part I: Foundations of Professional and Clinical Ethics.- Introduction; Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken.- Developing Ethical Awareness and Ethical Sensitivity; Aimee Milliken, Pamela Grace.- The History, Language and Tools of Ethics: Application in Healthcare Settings; Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken.- Part II: Essential Knowledge and Skills for Ethical Deliberations.- Effective Communication – Improving Communication Skills; Ben Benjamin, Aimee Milliken, Pamela Grace.- Models of Ethics Deliberation and Consultation; Aimee Milliken, Settimio Monteverde, Pamela Grace.- Cultural, Religious and Language Influences in Ethical Deliberations; Annette Mendola, Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken.- Part III: Ethical Issues Associated with Practice and Research.- Neonatal and Pediatric Acute and Palliative Care; Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken, Melissa Uveges.- Genetics: Nurses Roles and Responsibilities; Melissa Uveges, Andrew Dwyer.- Issues Associated with Mental Health and Illness; Julie Dunne, Emma K. Blackwell, Emily Ursinin, Aimee Milliken.- Research on Human Subjects: Nurses Roles and Responsibilities; Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken.- Organizational Influences on Ethical Action; Aimee Milliken, Pamela Grace.- Social Justice, Disparities and Nursing Responsibilities; Pamela Grace, Aimee Milliken, John Welch.

“Well-grounded in the uniqueness of nursing, Clinical Ethics Handbook for Nurses is a must read for anyone who teaches clinical ethics or practices clinical ethics with nurses. Grace, Milliken, and the other authors have created an accurate, complete, readable, and relevant handbook that provides excellent strategies for educators and is accessible to point-of-care nurses. I only wish that organizations would see the value in changing working conditions so that point-of-care nurses would have time and energy to read it.” (Lucia Wocial, Hastings Center Report, September-October, 2022)