Legal aspects of nursing / Bridgit Dimond.

Introduction: four arenas of accountability, the legal system -- Actions in the criminal courts and defences to criminal charges -- Liability in a civil court case -- Specific problem areas in civil liability : personal liability of the nurse, vicarious liability of the employer and managerial issues -- Statutory functions and management of the nhs -- Progress of a civil claim : defences and compensation -- Consent to treatment and informing the patient -- Data protection : confidentiality and access -- Record keeping, statements and evidence in court -- The nurse and employment law -- The nurse as a registered professional -- Health and safety and the nurse -- Children and young persons -- Midwifery -- The nurse on the gynaecology ward -- Acute care -- Learning disabilities -- Nurse educator and researcher -- Legal aspects of the care of older people -- Nursing the mentally disordered -- Accident and emergency, outpatients, genito-urinary departments and day surgery -- Human fertility and genetics -- Community and primary care nursing -- Scope of professional practice, clinical nurse specialist and consultant nurse -- Legal aspects of property -- Legal aspects of public health -- Handling complaints -- Legal aspects of medicines -- End-of-life care and death -- Complementary and alternative therapies -- The future.