This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The authors have developed a holistic approach that explores: ethics in hospital and community settings, inter-disciplinary teamwork, ward and hospital management, nursing research, performance management and the political ethics of nursing administration, health service re-structuring and reform. The content has been substantially revised for this edition and significant new material added to reflect developments in theory and practice. . An up-to-date analysis of professions in the context of modernity, to enable health professionals to make sense of global cultural & social developments . An analysis of the ethics of evidence-based practice . An examination of professional accountability and ethics in performance management to help practitioners/managers understand the ethical basis of management . useful web links and teaching notes on a dedicated website: http: //evolve.elsevier.com/Thompson/nursingethics/