Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics, 3rd Edition (PDF)

By Susan J. Westrick
Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics continues its focus on the legal aspects of Nursing as it relates to patient safety and quality, environmental health and safety, error reduction and ethical boundaries of practice in an updated third edition. Written by a nurse attorney, this unique text presents complex topics to undergraduate nursing students in an understandable manner while providing accurate and well researched content relevant to nursing practice.
The Third Edition was thoughtfully revised and updated to incorporate gender neutral, inclusive, patient-centered and person-first language throughout. Furthermore, it features new and updated case law examples and updated coverage of timely topics, including documentation, patient teaching, confidentiality, end of life issues, advance directives, refusing a patient assignment, sexual harassment in the workplace, use of social media by nurses, error reduction/disclosure/apology, correctional nursing, age discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more.

New and updated cases and references throughout as well as updated coverage of professional standards and codes of conduct.
Features a unique design, with content and topics organized into five major sections: the law and nursing practice; liability in patient care; documentation issues; employment and the workplace; and ethics.
Every new print copy includes Navigate Advantage Access to unlock the eBook, Interactive Flashcards, Review Questions, and learning analytics reporting tools.
Instructor resources include a Test Bank and Answers to the In-Text Questions.

Sample course titles:

Trends and Issues
Ethical and Legal
Leadership and Management
Fundamentals of Practice
Any clinical theory course

© 2026 | 390 pages
Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 24, 2024
Edition ‏ : ‎ 3rd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1284120384
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1284120387