* A new edition of this essential nursing reference * Completely updated to take account of recent changes in the law * Contains guidelines on nurse-prescribing, surrogacy and debates such controversial issues as assisted suicide * Includes discussion on the review of the Mental Health Act as well as the findings of the Woolf report * ·accessible, up to date account of the law and its application to nursing practice. * * ·Includes discussion on nurse-prescribing, surrogacy and debates controversial issues such as assisted suicide, expanded role, clinical governance and giving power to patients

Law and Nursing

Medical Books

McHale Professor LLB MPhil, Jean

Tingle BA Law(Hons) Cert Ed MEd Barrister, John

Nursing

Butterworth-Heinemann

The passage of the Human Rights Act of 1998 has led to much public debate regarding the scope of citizens' rights and obligations in a new "rights culture." This book focuses on the relationship between human rights and nursing in these changing times.
<li>A critical evaluation of the impact of the Human Rights Act on nursing practice</li>
<li>The authors places UK nursing practice within a European context</li>
<li>The book discusses the reciprocal relationship between the rights and responsibilities of nurse, patient and team</li>

Nursing and Human Rights

Gallagher, Ann

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. The new and fully updated edition of this leading textbook places law in the context of nursing practice today. Recent developments examined include the Human Tissue Act 2004, which regulates the use of human material for research and transplantation purposes; the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which regulates treatment concerning patients lacking mental capacity; new developments in patient safety and risk management; and the revised NHS patient complaints system.Up to date information on: The revised NHS patient complaints system; Human Tissue Act 2004; Mental Capacity Act 2005; and Developments in patient safety and risk managementAccessible, up to date account of the law and its application to nursing practiceCoverage of controversial subject areas such as assisted suicideInformation on nurse prescribing

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Law and Nursing

Nursing and Human Rights

Law and Nursing