Law for Nurses and Midwives

Law for Nurses and Midwives, 9th Edition, is a health law textbook for nursing and midwifery tertiary students. Written by Australian experts Patricia J. Staunton and Mary Chiarella, the text addresses key legal, professional, and ethical considerations in healthcare delivery.

The volume outlines statutory and practice obligations, examining professional practice standards, patient confidentiality, professional negligence, and consent to treatment.

For this edition, the authors expanded the focus on midwifery practice and added Chapter 9, which introduces the International Confederation of Midwives Code of ethics and the International Council of Nurses Code of ethics.