Legal Aspects of Nursing (Prentice Hall nursing series)

by Dimond (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  The revised edition of this bestselling and highly respected book builds on the comprehensive nature of the first edition with enhanced coverage of contemporary legal debates and issues. Again, Legal Aspects of Nursing introduces nurses to the complexities of the law through describing everyday situations in which nurses find themselves and examining the legal consequences, in order to aid nurses' understanding of the legal principles involved. This understanding will enable nurses to apply those principles to similar situations in nursing practice, management and education.

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  For degree, diploma and masters courses in nursing and related areas. This book introduces nurses and other health care professionals to the law relating to the practice of nursing and includes specialist chapters on paediatrics, ITU and many other areas. The book takes a practical approach via fictional 'situation' boxes, which expertly highlight the relevance of the law to the health care professionals' daily work. It includes details of statutes, case law and policy initiatives including the Human Rights Act 1998, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, Employment Relations Act 1999 and cases on manslaughter and murder.