Nursing law and ethics

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This title is written by experts in the field and includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers, and ethicists. The book provides an overview of the legal, ethical, and professional dimensions of nursing, followed by an exploration of key issues.

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Title Statements

Full title :Nursing law and ethics / edited by John Tingle, Alan Cribb.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2014
Edition:Fourth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):John Wiley & Sons
Place of Publication:Hoboken, New Jersey
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014

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Formerly CIP.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvi, 430 pages :) : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781118492321, 1118492323, 9780470671375, 0470671378
oclc:on1193553571
LC Classification:RT85
Dewey Decimal:344.410414

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Part One: The Dimensions; 1: The Legal Dimension: Legal System and Method; 1.1 The law and its interpretation; 1.1.1 Statute law; 1.1.2 Common law; 1.1.3 European Union law; 1.2 The English legal system; 1.2.1 Criminal justice system; 1.2.2 Civil justice system; 1.3 Legal method; 1.3.1 Binding authority; 1.3.2 Interpreting statutes (and EU Law); 1.4 The legal context of nursing; 1.4.1 Equal opportunity.

1.4.2 Psychological and stress-related industrial illness1.4.3 'Whistle blowing'; 2: The Ethical Dimension: Nursing Practice, Nursing Philosophy and Nursing Ethics; 2.1 Promoting welfare and well-being; 2.2 Respect for persons and respect for autonomy; 2.3 Utilitarianism and the public interest; 2.4 Principles of health care ethics; 2.5 Philosophical ethics: its value and limitations; 2.6 Being a good nurse; 2.7 References; 3: The Regulatory Perspective: Professional Regulation of Nurses and Midwives; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Overview of nursing and midwifery regulation; 3.2.1 Background.

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Great Britain Infirmières -- Déontologie -- Grande-Br… Law Medical & Healthcare Law Medical Ethics & Professional Conduct Medicolegal issues Nursing Nursing -- Law and legislation Nursing -- Law and legislation -- Great… Nursing ethics Nursing ethics -- Great Britain Nursing sociology Social law & Medical law United Kingdom, Great Britain