Understanding Ethics for Nursing Students - Paperback

by Peter Ellis (Author)

Ethics have an significant impact on the decisions nurses make in their day-to-day work, so it's important for all student nurses to develop their understanding of ethical frameworks as preparation for future practice. In this book, the author explains ethical ideas, theories and concepts in simple to understand terms, focussing on real-life nursing situations in order to make applying these principles to practice easy. This book will make student nurses consider their own values, and how ethics fit into who they are and how they behave, helping them to unlock this interesting and complex subject.

Key features:

• Fully mapped to the NMC Future Nurse standards of proficiency (2018)
• A practical guide that explores how ethics applies to nursing and shows you how the theory fits in to the realities of practice
• Contains real work case studies with an emphasis on ethical decision making
• Activities challenge students to reflect on their own values, experiences and prejudices and to think about how ethics fits in with who they are and how they behave

Author Biography

Peter Ellis is an independent nursing and health and social care writer and consultant, and CEO of Intelligent Care Software. He is also an Expert Witness for nursing and social care. Peter was most recently a Registered Manager and Nursing Director in the Hospice and social care settings. Prior to this, he was a senior lecturer and programme director at Canterbury Christ Church University where he taught understanding research, among other topics, to undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students. Peter is also an Honorary Senior Research Fellow of Canterbury Christ Church University and has a special interest, including ongoing research, in palliative and end-of-life care