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Nursing law and ethics /

Nursing law and ethics / edited by John Tingle and Alan Cribb. - 2nd ed. - Oxford : Blackwell Science, 2002. - xiv, 304 p. ; 25 cm.

Previous ed.: 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index. Bibliography. Includes index.

1.The legal dimension: legal system and method -- 2.The ethical dimension: nursing practice, nursing philosophy and nursing ethics -- 3.The professional dimension: professional regulation in nursing, midwifery and health visiting -- 4.The complaints dimensioin: patient complaints in health care provisions -- 5.The policy dimension: the legal environment of the new NHS -- 6.Negligence -- 7.Consent and the capable adult patient -- 8.Responsility, liability and scarce resources -- 9.Mental health nursing --10.The critically ill patient -- 11.Clinical governance -- 12.Clinical research and patients.

The volume deals with both law and ethics, providing both what the law requires and an understanding of what is right. It includes perspectives on more specialist topics such as negligence and consent.

9780632055074 (pbk.) : £18.99 0632055073


Nursing--Law and legislation--Great Britain
Nursing ethics--Great Britain
Law.
Nursing & ancillary services
Nursing
Law as it applies to other professions & disciplines
Medical ethics & professional conduct

KD2968.N8 / N87 2002

344.410414 TIN

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