Law and Ethics in Nursing and Healthcare by Graham Avery

Law and Ethics in Nursing and Healthcare by Graham Avery

An invaluable support for learning throughout all levels of training, this book introduces the key legal, ethical and professional principles guiding nursing and healthcare practice. Illustrating clearly how legal and ethical principles interplay and inform professional development, Graham Avery focuses directly on the vital areas - such as negligence, consent, confidentiality, and professional conduct - that healthcare students and practitioners need to understand in order to practice safely and ethically. Adopting a very practical, accessible approach, central themes and arguments are highlighted with real and fictional case studies which will help readers connect the often ′dry′ topics of law and ethics to their own work with patients. End-of-chapter exercises also serve to encourage critical thinking and to challenge opinion. With further chapters covering more specific areas such as mental health law, end-of-life decisions, and children′s law, this will be an indispensable resource for all nursing and healthcare students and practitioners.

 

This book embraces the dynamic and constantly changing nature of healthcare law and ethicsIt is written by a well established practitioner in the field, which is evident from the topics covered and the appropriateness of the text at all levels. The text is accessible and interesting, giving real and fictional examples and including a lively selection of quotes. I recommend this book to anyone interested in legal and ethical issues, and would urge libraries to purchase it as a reference text for general use. -- Anne Lydon * Cancer Nursing Practice *

 

Graham Avery has produced a valuable addition to the body of work on nursing and healthcare ethics. Offering thought-provoking new insights, the text is lively and accessible. It will help nurses to get to grips with the ethical and legal dimensions of some of the most challenging areas of practice. -- Jean Bell

 

Graham Avery’s book is a good introduction to law and ethics for nursing students, nurses and healthcare assistants. It is written in easy to read and accessible language. There are excellent, clear learning outcomes for each chapter, with real-life and fictional clinical scenarios to help gain greater understanding of the issues in practice. -- Mark Cornock * Nursing Standard *
The accessible approach to this complex subject area are strengths of this text.  It would be appropriate for pre-registration healthcare students and experienced practitioners.  -- Julie McGarry

Graham Avery is Lecturer at the University of Essex.

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ISBN 13	9781848607347
ISBN 10	1848607342
Title	Law and Ethics in Nursing and Healthcare
Author	Graham Avery
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2012-11-09
Number of pages	352
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