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Law and ethics in nursing and health care / Judith Hendrick.
LIBRA KD2968.N8 H46 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendrick, Judith.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Nursing.
- Nursing ethics--Great Britain.
- Nursing ethics.
- Medical care--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Medical care.
- Ethics, Nursing.
- Medical care--Law and legislation.
- Nursing--Law and legislation.
- Nursing--Law and legislation--U.S. states.
- United Kingdom.
- Delivery of Health Care--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Legislation, Nursing.
- Great Britain.
- Medical Subjects:
- Ethics, Nursing.
- United Kingdom.
- Delivery of Health Care--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Legislation, Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham : Stanley Thornes, 2000.
- Contents:
- What is law? 1
- What makes the law valid?
- the relationship between law and morality 3
- Classification of law 6
- Sources of law 11
- What is ethics? 16
- Ethical theories 17
- Ethical principles and rules 21
- Law and ethics
- a comparison 23
- 2. Autonomy and consent 29
- Case 2.1 Bella's treatment 29
- Case 2.2 John's consent 29
- Case 2.3 Helen's autonomy 30
- Autonomy 30
- The law of consent 38
- Case Study 2.1 Bella's treatment
- a discussion 49
- Case Study 2.2 John's consent
- a discussion 50
- Case Study 2.2 Helen's autonomy
- a discussion 52
- 3. Responsibility, accountability and negligence 58
- Case 3.1 How responsible is Lisa for Paul's accident? 58
- Case 3.2 Should Ayeesha question Pat's decision? 58
- Case 3.3 Who is accountable
- Anne or Patsy? 59
- Beneficence and non-maleficence 59
- Responsibility and accountability
- moral and professional aspects 62
- Legal responsibility and accountability 67
- Negligence 67
- Dispute settlement outside the courtroom
- complaints and disciplinary proceedings 80
- Case study 3.1 Lisa's responsibility
- a discussion 81
- Case study 3.2 Ayeesha's dosage dilemma
- a discussion 83
- Case study 3.3 Anne's accountability
- a discussion 84
- 4. Confidentiality and medical records 89
- Case 4.1 How much of Winnie's information should Rebecca treat as confidential? 89
- Case 4.2 Can Laura justify her breach of confidentiality? 90
- Case 4.3 Should Beryl breach John's confidence? 90
- Case 4.4 Should Claire speak out? 91
- Case 4.5 Must Len's right to privacy be respected? 91
- Confidentiality 91
- Justification for confidentiality 93
- Exceptions to the duty of confidentiality 96
- Remedies for breach of confidentiality 105
- Medical records 105
- Children and confidentiality 107
- Confidentiality and people with mental health and learning disabilities 107
- Case study 4.1 Winnie's information
- a discussion 108
- Case study 4.2 Laura's breach of confidentiality
- a discussion 110
- Case study 4.3 Beryl's breach of confidence
- a discussion 111
- Case study 4.4 Kathy's possible abuse
- a discussion 112
- Case study 4.5 Len's right to privacy
- a discussion 113
- 5. Justice and access to health resources 118
- Case 5.1 Has Carol a legal right to treatment? 118
- Case 5.2 How can Arundhati divide her time and care fairly? 118
- Issues of definition 119
- Justice
- an introduction 121
- Theories of justice 124
- Practical approaches 127
- Resources and the law 131
- Case study 5.1 Carol's legal right to treatment
- a discussion 137
- Case study 5.2 Arundhati's division of time and care
- a discussion 139
- 6. Birth and its regulation 144
- Case 6.1 Does Katie have the right to reproduce? 144
- Case 6.2 Can Luisa be forced to have a caesarean section? 145
- Abortion 145
- Surrogacy 154
- Pregnancy and childbirth 158
- Case study 6.1 Katie and Mary's surrogate relationship
- a discussion 164
- Case study 6.2 Luisa's caesarean section
- a discussion 166
- 7. Mental health 171
- Case 7.1 Can Jane be force fed? 171
- Case 7.2 Should Alva be sterilized? 172
- Defining mental illness and mental disorder 172
- Ethical justifications for compulsory intervention 175
- The Mental Health Act 1983 177
- Treatment outside the Mental Health Act 1983
- the 'best interests' test 186
- Case study 7.1 Force-feeding Jane
- a discussion 188
- Case study 7.2 Sterilizing Alva
- a discussion 190
- 8. Research 196
- Case 8.1 Is Jessica's consent valid? 197
- Case 8.2 What role does Valerie have? 197
- Case 8.3 Michael's consent to a drug trial 198
- Types of research 198
- Ethical principles 199
- Ethical codes and professional guidelines 201
- Research ethics committees 202
- Legal regulation of research 204
- Case study 8.1 Jessica's consent
- a discussion 209
- Case study 8.2 Involving Emile in research and Valerie's role
- a discussion 211
- Case study 8.3 Michael and the drug trial
- a discussion 213
- 9. Death, dying and the incurably ill patient 218
- Case 9.1 Roger's DNR order
- is it ethical and legal? 219
- Case 9.2 Kylie's terminal illness
- can treatment be withdrawn? 219
- Case 9.3 Steve's advance directive
- is it valid? 219
- Ethical considerations 221
- The law and euthanasia 229
- Case study 9.1 Roger's DNR order
- a discussion 237
- Case study 9.2 Switching off Kylie's ventilator
- a discussion 239
- Case study 9.3 Steve's advance directive
- a discussion 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0748733213
- OCLC:
- 44987718
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