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