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Nursing law and ethics / edited by John Tingle, Reader in Health Law, Head of International Development, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK and Alan Cribb, Director, Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London, London, UK.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing ethics--Great Britain.
- Nursing ethics.
- Nursing--Law and legislation--Great Britain.
- Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (430 pages)
- Edition:
- Fourth Edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Chichester, West Sussex, UK : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Nursing Law and Ethics explores a variety of key legal and ethical issues in nursing practice using a thought-provoking and holistic approach. It addresses both what the law requires and what is right, and explores whether these two are always the same. The book provides an overview of the legal, ethical and professional dimensions of nursing, followed by exploration of key issues in greater depth. This edition features updated legislation and new material on patient safety. Key topics are accompanied by both a legal and an ethical perspective, covering both law an
- Contents:
- The legal dimension: legal system and method
- John hodgson
- The ethical dimension: nursing practice, nursing philosophy and nursing ethics
- Alan cribb
- The professional dimension: professional regulation in nursing and midwifery
- Fiona culley
- The complaints dimension: patient and family complaints in healthcare
- Peter walsh
- The policy dimension: moving beyond the rhetoric towards a safer nhs
- John tingle
- The perspectives
- Negligence
- A the legal perspective
- Charles foster
- B an ethical perspective negligence and moral obligations
- Harry lesser
- Consent and the capable adult patient
- Jean mchale
- B an ethical perspective consent and patient autonomy
- Bobbie farsides
- Responsibility, liability and scarce resources
- Tracey elliot
- B an ethical perspective how to do the right thing
- David seedhouse
- Mental health nursing
- Leon mcrae
- B an ethical perspective compulsion and autonomy
- The critically ill patient
- Jo samanta
- B an ethical perspective
- Robert campbell
- Clinical governance
- Vanessa l. mayatt
- Lucy frith
- Clinical research and patients
- Marie fox and natasha hammond-browning
- B an ethical perspective nursing research
- Richard ashcroft
- The elderly
- A older people and nursing care
- Jonathan herring
- B person-centred care, personal identity and the interests of people with dementia
- Michael dunn.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-118-49233-1
- 1-118-49232-3
- OCLC:
- 862828716
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