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Law and ethics in children's nursing / Judith Hendrick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.Description: viii, 258 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781405161060 (pbk.) :
  • 9781405161060 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.29892 HEN
LOC classification:
  • KD2968.N8 H46 2010
Contents:
An Introduction to Ethics and Law. 2. Childhood, Children\'s Rights and Welfare. 3. Responsibility, Accountability and Negligence. 4. Autonomy and Consent. 5. Confidentiality, Data Protection and Medical Records. 6. Justice and Access to Health care. 7. Young People and Sexuality. 8. Birth and Its Regulation. 9. Research, Organ and Tissue Transplantation. 10. Mental Health. 11. Child Protection. 12. Death, Dying and the Incurably Ill child.
Summary: This is an important and practical guide on the legal and ethical aspects of child health care that enables nurses to understand the legal and ethical principles that underpin everyday nursing practice, and explores the way in which legal and ethical aspects of children's nursing differ from those of adult nursing.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 174.29892 HEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00213423

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An Introduction to Ethics and Law. 2. Childhood, Children\'s Rights and Welfare. 3. Responsibility, Accountability and Negligence. 4. Autonomy and Consent. 5. Confidentiality, Data Protection and Medical Records. 6. Justice and Access to Health care. 7. Young People and Sexuality. 8. Birth and Its Regulation. 9. Research, Organ and Tissue Transplantation. 10. Mental Health. 11. Child Protection. 12. Death, Dying and the Incurably Ill child.

This is an important and practical guide on the legal and ethical aspects of child health care that enables nurses to understand the legal and ethical principles that underpin everyday nursing practice, and explores the way in which legal and ethical aspects of children's nursing differ from those of adult nursing.

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