Christian Ethics and Nursing Practice - Paperback

by Richard B. Steele (Author), Heidi A. Monroe (Author), Lorie M. Wild (Foreword by)

Christian Ethics and Nursing Practice shows how the religious and moral teachings of the Christian Bible compare, contrast, and correlate with the ethical standards of modern nursing, as stated in the Code of Ethics for Nurses. It describes four main strands of moral discourse in the Bible--law, holiness, wisdom, and prophecy--and shows the relevance of those strands for contemporary bedside and advanced practice nursing. The work could serve as a textbook for courses in nursing ethics at Christian colleges and universities or as a guidebook for practicing nurses, who have devoted their lives to caring for the sick, the injured, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying as a way of living out their commitment to Jesus Christ.

Author Biography

Richard Steele is an ordained United Methodist minister, who served rural and suburban churches in Wisconsin before being appointed as Professor of Moral and Historical Theology at Seattle Pacific University. He is the author or coauthor of four books and numerous articles in the fields of narrative theology, Christian ethics, and ministry to and with persons with disabilities.



Heidi Monroe is Assistant Professor of Nursing at Seattle Pacific University, with a long record of clinical practice as a pediatric registered nurse at Seattle Children's Hospital. Her teaching and research focus on the education and practice of clinical ethics in nursing.