Nursing Law and Ethics - Softcover

 
9781405132282: Nursing Law and Ethics

Synopsis

Nursing Law and Ethics takes an innovative and challenging approach to key legal and ethical issues, and considers the practical application of law and ethics in nursing. Part 1 explores the interface between law, ethics and nursing, patient complaints and the changing policy context. Part 2 addresses legal and ethical perspectives on more specialist topics including negligence, consent, resource allocation, mental health nursing, the critically ill patient, clinical governance and research.

The new edition reflects recent changes in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as the implementation of the new clinical negligence and complaints system.

* Builds upon the strengths of previous editions
* Legal Chapters accompanied by Ethical Commentary
* Includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers and ethicists

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About the Author

John Tingle is Barrister and Reader in Health Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University.

Professor Alan Cribb is Director, Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London

From the Back Cover

Nursing Law and Ethics takes an innovative and challenging approach to key legal and ethical issues, and considers the practical application of law and ethics in nursing. Part 1 explores the interface between law, ethics and nursing, patient complaints and the changing policy context. Part 2 addresses legal and ethical perspectives on more specialist topics including negligence, consent, resource allocation, mental health nursing, the critically ill patient, clinical governance and research.

The new edition reflects recent changes in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as the implementation of the new clinical negligence and complaints system.

• Builds upon the strengths of previous editions
• Legal Chapters accompanied by Ethical Commentary
• Includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers and ethicists

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.