Legal aspects of nursing
By: Bridgit Dimond.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Pearson / Longman
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Harlow, England; New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405858755
Subjects: Nursing -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Legislation, Nursing -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: four arenas of accountability, the legal system and human rights; title: Actions in the criminal courts and defences to criminal charges; title: Liability in a civil court case for negligence; title: Specific problem areas in civil liability: personal liability of the nurse, vicarious liability of the employer and managerial issues; title: Statutory functions and management of the nhs; title: Progress of a civil claim: defences and compensation; title: Consent to treatment and informing the patient; title: Data protection: confidentiality and access; title: Record keeping, statements and evidence in court; title: The nurse and employment law; title: The nurse as a registered professional; title: Health and safety and the nurse; title: Children and young persons; title: Midwifery; title: The nurse on the gynaecology ward; title: Intensive care, transfusion and transplant surgery nursing; title: Theatre and anaesthetic nursing and the recovery ward; title: Nurse educator and researcher; title: Legal aspects of the care of older people; title: Nursing the mentally disordered; title: Accident and emergency, outpatients, genito-urinary departments and day surgery; title: Human fertility and genetics; title: Community, primary care nursing and palliative care; title: Scope of professional practice, clinical nurse specialist and consultant nurse; title: Legal aspects of property; title: Legal aspects of aids and other infectious diseases; title: Handling complaints; title: Legal aspects of medicines; title: Legal aspects of death; title: Complementary and alternative therapies.