As the boundaries of health care continually expand, medical ethics are continually challenged. Current and comprehensive, Nursing Ethics: Communities in Dialogue addresses these key issues and details the relationship between health care institutions and the communities they serve. Presenting multiple ethical theories with an emphasis on community and cultural perspectives, Nursing Ethics features: Discussions of three ethical perspectives: Rule Ethics, Virtue Ethics, and Feminist Ethics A five-step framework for ethical analysis Extended application of each ethical theory Emphasis on the communal nature of nursing ethics Chapter-opening Case Studies introducing each theory chapter Communities in Dialogue cases that encourage exploration of broader, community-wide consideration Boxed Highlights that call attention to key chapter ideas