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Caulfield, Helen.

Accountability / Helen Caulfield. - Oxford : Blackwell, 2005. - xiii, 176 p. ; 25 cm. - Vital notes for nurses . - Vital notes for nurses . - Vital notes for nurses. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The four pillars of accountability -- The first pillar : professional -- The second pillar : ethical -- The third pillar : law -- The fourth pillar : employment -- Structures : health service -- Structures : rights and remedies -- Concepts : negligence -- Concepts : consent -- Applications : confidentiality -- Further applications in accountability.

Presenting legal & ethical issues in an accessible way, this book explores accountability, professional regulation & clinical governance, human rights, consent, confidentiality & duty of care.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 9781405122795 (pbk.) : £16.99

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Nursing--Standards--Great Britain
Nursing--Practice--Great Britain
Responsibility.
National health services--Great Britain
Health and Wellbeing.
Clinical & internal medicine

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RT85.5 / .C384 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 362.17/3068