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Nursing Law and Ethics, 4th Edition

Nursing Law and Ethics, 4th Edition

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  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN: 9780470671375
  • Published In: December 2013
  • Format: Paperback , 446 pages
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    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 new edition features updated legislation and new material on non-medical prescribing.

    Accessible, relevant, and comprehensive, this title is ideal for pre- and post-registration nurses.

     

    · Written by experts in the field and includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers and ethicists

    · New fully updated edition of a successful textbook for nurses

    · Aimed specifically at the nursing market

    · Brings law and ethics together in one volume to emphasise both what the law is and how to apply it

  • Notes on Contributors vii

    Preface to the Fourth Edition ix

    Preface to the Third Edition xi

    Preface to the Second Edition xiii

    Preface to the First Edition xiv

    Part One: The Dimensions 1

    1 The Legal Dimension: Legal System and Method 3
    John Hodgson

    2 The Ethical Dimension: Nursing Practice, Nursing Philosophy and Nursing Ethics 22
    Alan Cribb

    3 The Regulatory Perspective: Professional Regulation of Nurses and Midwives 34
    Fiona Culley and Anupama Thompson

    4 The Complaints Dimension: Patient and Family Complaints in Health Care 51
    Peter Walsh

    5 The Policy Dimension: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric Towards a Safer NHS 68
    John Tingle

    Part Two: The Perspectives 99

    6 Negligence

    A The Legal Perspective 101
    Charles Foster

    B An Ethical Perspective – Negligence and Moral Obligations 118
    Harry Lesser

    7 Consent and the Capable Adult Patient

    A The Legal Perspective 128
    Jean McHale

    B An Ethical Perspective – Consent and Patient Autonomy 151
    Bobbie Farsides

    8 Responsibility, Liability and Scarce Resources

    A The Legal Perspective 166
    Tracey Elliott

    B An Ethical Perspective – How to Do the Right Thing 192
    David Seedhouse

    9 Mental Health Nursing

    A The Legal Perspective 201
    Leon McRae

    B An Ethical Perspective – Compulsion and Autonomy 235
    Harry Lesser

    10 The Critically Ill Patient

    A The Legal Perspective 249
    Jo Samanta

    B An Ethical Perspective 271
    Robert Campbell

    11 Clinical Governance

    A The Legal Perspective 286
    Vanessa L. Mayatt

    B An Ethical Perspective 304
    Lucy Frith

    12 Clinical Research and Patients

    A The Legal Perspective 320
    Natasha Hammond-Browning

    B An Ethical Perspective – Nursing Research 358
    Richard Ashcroft

    13 The Elderly

    A Older People and Nursing Care 368
    Jonathan Herring

    B Person-Centred Care, Personal Identity and the Interests of People with Dementia 394
    Michael Dunn

    Table of Cases 401

    Table of Statutes 410

    Index 413

  • John Tingle is Head of International Development and Reader in Health Law at Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.

    Alan Cribb is Professor of Bioethics and Education at King’s College London and Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research.

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