Law and Nursing

by JeanMcHaleProfessorLLBMPhil (Author), JohnTingleBALaw(Hons)CertEdMEdBarrister (Author)

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  2007

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  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.

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  Paperback
  2001

  $3.25

  This book explores the legal regulation of nursing practice today and sets it in the context of recent developments. The issues examined include the developments in the law concerning consent to treatment, the increasing role of the courts in scrutinising allegations of professional negligence, the litigation process in the light of the Woolf reforms and the regulation of treatment decisions both at the beginnings and the end of life. A well-balanced readable companion for all nurses, this book sets out the scope of the nurse's legal rights and obligations.