Nursing law for Irish students / Neil Van Dokkum.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: Professional liability -- 1.A statutory overview -- 2.An Bord Altranais -- 3.The education of nurses in Ireland -- 4.The fitness to practise inquiry -- Part two: Civil liabiliity -- 5.Introduction to tort law -- 6.Patient autonomy and the tort of trespass to the preson -- 7.Informed consent to medical treatment -- 8.Capaicty of the patient to give informed consent -- 9.The mentally incapacitated adult patient -- 10.The consent of parents to the medical treatment of their child -- 11.Full and propert disclosure to the patient -- 12.Voluntary consent -- 13.Emergency treatment -- 14.Negligence - an introduction -- 15.A duty of care -- 16.The standard of care -- 17.Damagess -- 18.Causation -- 19.The legal duty of confidentiality -- 20.Personal health information -- 21.Permitted disclosure of confidential information -- 22.The consent of the patient to disclosure -- 23.Exceptions to the duty of confidentiality -- 24.Medical records and the common law -- 25.The statutory position regarding medical records: data protection and the freedom of information -- Part three: Criminal liability -- 26.The distinction between the civil and criminal law -- 27.Actus Reus and Mens Rea -- 28.Specific offences that may arise in the nursing field - -29.Drugs -- Part four: Accountability to the employer -- 31.The contract of employment -- 32.Termination of the employment contract -- 33.Statutory regulation of employment -- 34.Discrimination and the Employment Equality Act -- 35.Health and safety in the workplace -- 36.Vicarious liability and the nurse -- Part five: Demonstrating your knowledge -- 37.Writing essays and answering exam questions.

A new and unique textbook for Irish nurses, written in an accessible narrative style.