Dokkum, Neil van. <br/><br/>
Nursing law for students in Ireland / 
Neil Van Dokkum. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Dublin :  Gill & Macmillan,  2011. 
 - xviii, 169 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Nursing law for Irish students. 2005. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part 1: Professional Liability 1. Statutory Developments 2. The Fitness to Practice Inquiry  3. The Registered Nurse Prescriber  Part 2: Civil Liability  4. Tort, Battery, Autonomy and Consent  5. Negligence and the Duty of Care  6. The Standard of Care  7. Damages and Causation  8. Informed Consent to Medical Treatment: Capacity to Consent  9. Disclosure   What the Patient Needs to Know  10. Voluntary Consent  Part 3: Criminal Liability  11. Basic Concepts of Criminal Law  12. Assault and Syringe Offences  13. Drugs  Part 4: Accountability to the Employer  14. The Contract of Employment  15. Vicarious Liability and the Nurse  16. Termination of the Employment Contract 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780717149872 (pbk.) 9780717149872 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Law and legislation--Ireland<br/>Medical laws and legislation--Ireland<br/>Medical & healthcare law<br/>Nursing
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.0414 VAN