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.

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 -- A the legal perspective -- Jean mchale -- B an ethical perspective ¿ consent and patient autonomy -- Bobbie farsides -- Responsibility, liability and scarce resources -- A the legal perspective -- Tracey elliot -- B an ethical perspective ¿ how to do the right thing -- David seedhouse -- Mental health nursing -- A the legal perspective -- Leon mcrae -- B an ethical perspective ¿ compulsion and autonomy -- Harry lesser -- The critically ill patient -- A the legal perspective -- Jo samanta -- B an ethical perspective -- Robert campbell -- Clinical governance -- A the legal perspective -- Vanessa l. mayatt -- B an ethical perspective -- Lucy frith -- Clinical research and patients -- A the legal perspective -- 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.