The Legal, Professional, and Ethical Dimensions of Education in Nursing: Edition 2

This second edition reflects recent changes in higher education and includes an emphasis on students' rights and safety. Chapters address the general legal rights of students with expanded content on the interplay with social media, rights of faculty regarding freedom of speech, faculty protection against lawsuits, faculty and the employment relationship, faculty relations, the teaching and scholarship roles of faculty, the service and clinical practice role of faculty, and ethical considerations for patients, students, and faculty in education environments. Appendices include information on how to read a legal case and how to research legal topics.

• Addresses the foundations of the legal, professional, and ethical issues that concern nursing faculty on a daily basis
• Defines the legal rights of students, professors, and educational institutions and the case laws supporting those rights
• Includes a legal scenario, related principles and theory, and critical thinking questions in each chapter
• Provides guidelines for legally appropriate actions and strategies to avoid legal problems
• Reflects recent changes in higher education
• Emphasizes students' rights and safety
• Author is perfectly credentialed (JD & PhD) and experienced (Professor, Dean, and experienced Attorney at Law) to write this book