Understanding Ethics for Nursing Students

Key need 1         Students and new nurses find ethical concepts hard to grasp

Key feature        The book is a clearly written introductory guide to ethics to help students and those new to the subject understand ethics

Key benefit        Students and new nurses will be able to understand ethics more easily

Key need 2         The NMC standards for nursing students specify that ethics must be taught at pre-registration level and all nurses need to be aware of conform to the NMC Code (revised in 2015)

Key feature        Each chapter is linked to the latest NMC standards relating to ethical issues and the book will be updated to reflect the new NMC Code.

Key benefit        Lecturers and students can be sure they are covering the NMC requirements and have a completely up to date resource

Key need 3         Nurses and nursing students find it hard to relate ethical principles to everyday practice

Key feature        Case studies and scenarios show how to resolve real ethical dilemmas

Key benefit        Readers can see how ethics impacts on the real world and how they can use ethical principles to improve care or challenge poor practice

Key need 4         Nurses and nursing students need to know how to use ethics in practice themselves

Key feature        Activities throughout challenge the reader to apply what they have learnt to their own practice

Key benefit        Readers will see how to use ethics in practice themselves

Lecturer USP: Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards, packed with active learning features and written in student-friendly language, this book will help you to tackle the complex topic of ethics in the classroom. 

Student USP: Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards, packed with activities and case studies and written in clear, straightforward language, this book will demystify ethics and show you how to use ethical principles in your practice.