The fifth edition of Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice has been revised to reflect the most current issues in healthcare ethics including new cases, laws, and policies. The text continues to be divided into three sections: Foundational Theories, Concepts and Professional Issues; Moving Into Ethics Across the Lifespan; and Ethics Related to Special Issues focused on specific populations and nursing roles. The text includes legal features sections in most chapters, an expanded appendix of case studies with suggestions for discussion, and ethical reflections questions in each chapter. This new edition will also include an appendix focused on simulation suggestions, heavier coverage of ethics and terrorism, and stronger coverage of immigration and the importance of remaining unbiased a healthcare provider. Key Features: Even more case studies, with recent legal/ethical cases New appendix focused on simulation suggestions Heavier focus on immigration and importance of remaining unbiased as a healthcare provider, ethics and terrorism Update to national health insurance information Update information on vaccines, polypharmacy and antipsychotic drugs

Awarded second place in the 2023 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Professional Issues category!Integrate Ethics Throughout a Curriculum to Better Prepare Students to More Ethically Care for Their Patients.Nursing Ethics: Across the Curriculum and Into Practice continues to provide a solid ethical foundation for nursing students in an updated sixth edition. This comprehensive and easy-to-read text covers ethics across the nursing curriculum making it a perfect fit for any undergraduate course.Logically divided into three parts, Nursing Ethics, Sixth Edition underscores how ethics is interwoven with nearly every aspect of professional nursing practice. It guides students through the foundations of ethics in nursing, ethical considerations across the lifespan, and ethical considerations for areas such as leadership and public health. The popular and engaging learning features such as Focus for Debate, Ethical Reflections and Legal Perspectives along with case studies bring concepts to life and serve to remind students that ethics really does sit at the heart of professional nursing practice and quality patient care.The Sixth Edition features information on current mainstream topics as related to nursing ethics, including:Updated content on the status of abortionUpdated content reflecting and referencing the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme CourtUpdated content related to women’s rights/pro-life argumentsContains new information and a case study surrounding the RaDonda Vaught caseUpdated content related to HPV Content is mapped to the key ethical domains in the latest AACN competencies.Updates and alignment with the latest NCLEX test plan enhance students’ connection between the classroom and clinical environment, promoting safe and confident clinical judgement.Presents complex and sensitive topics in concise, relatable language.Contains new information to reflect the current healthcare climate, including public health in pandemics, especially Covid-19, the ethics of healthcare diversity and inclusion, and ethical issues related to healthcare disparities.Features new and updated discussions on medical tourism, bribery, corruption, child labor, human trafficking, racism, health literacy, intellectual disabilities, global ethics, scarce resources, working standards/conditions, migration, and climate.Feature boxes throughout such as Ethical Reflections, Focus for Debate, Legal Perspectives, and Research Notes encourage students to consider the implications of various ethical issues for themselves.Case studies further highlight the connection between ethics and the nursing profession, engaging students with real-life, practical scenarios.Every new print copy is packaged with Navigate Premier Access to unlock the comprehensive eBook, interactive case studies, and student practice activities and assessments.Instructor resources include an Instructor’s Manual, Lecture Slides in PowerPoint format, Test Bank, Competency Mapping, and Discussion Questions. Applicable courses include:Nursing EthicsLegal and Ethical Issues in NursingEthical Dilemmas in NursingProfessional Issues in NursingFundamentals of NursingLeadership & Management (c) 2023 | 350 pages