Bioethical Decision Making in Nursing

About Carrie J. ScottoGladys L. HustedJames H. HustedKimberly Wolf

James H. Husted is an independent scholar. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association and the North American Spinoza Society. He has been a member of the high IQ societies Mensa and Intertel. He was the Philosophy expert for Dial-An-M for Mensa as well as the Philosophy Editor of Integra the journal of Intertel. Mr. Husted has been a guest lecturer on bioethics at Duquesne University USA in the BSN MSN and PhD programs and has presented workshops in the area of bioethics.Gladys L. Husted RN MSN PhD CNE is Professor Emeritus of Nursing Duquesne University Pittsburgh PA USA. She was awarded the title of School of Nursing Distinguished Professor in 1998. She has retired from full-time employment at Duquesne University USA but continues to teach part-time in the MSN and PhD programs. Her main area of expertise is in bioethics where she writes presents workshops consults and does research. Her other areas of expertise are in curriculum design instructional strategies and theory development.Carrie J. Scotto PhD MSN RN is Associate Professor University of Akron College of Nursing Ohio USA where she teaches Pathophysiology Critical Care and Pharmacology at the undergraduate level and pathophysiology at the graduate level. She has worked in a variety of practice environments most recently in ICU/CCU at Summa Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio USA. She has also worked in the MedSurg environment and is experienced with Pediatric and Oncology patients. She has written and presented on Cardiac Rehab. Dr. Scotto was honoured as Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty at Akron in 2010 and received a Life Award from the Alpha Sigma Pi Student Choice Award for Outstanding Faculty. She has served as a mentor to countless students.Kimberly Michelle Wolf PhD MS PMHCNS-BC is Co-Program Director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Graduate Program at the University of North Dakota USA and serves as an Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist at the Hennepin County Medical Center. She has been licensed as a CNS in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health since 2004.