Law for Nurses and Midwives

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Brand: Elsevier

ISBN: 9780729543484

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Law for Nurses and Midwives continues to be the definitive health law text for nursing and midwifery students who are required to consider legal, professional and ethical considerations as part of their tertiary studies.

The 9th edition includes the latest updates to case law and information on nursing and midwifery governance and professional practice standards, outlining a range of legal issues and responsibilities specific to both nursing and midwifery practice, including consent to treatment, confidentiality, professional negligence and professional ethics.

Written by the most eminent experts in nursing and midwifery law in Australia, Patricia Staunton and Mary Chiarella, Law for Nurses and Midwives provides a comprehensive and accessible resource for nursing and midwifery students to understand the relevance of legal issues to the provision of safe and effective healthcare.

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Brand Elsevier

Reference 63725

EAN13 9780729543484

ISBN 9780729543484

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Publication date: 2020
Issue number: 9
Cover: paperback
Pages count: 444
Dimensions (mm): 191 x 235
Weight (g): 770

1 An introduction to the law and Australias legal system
2 The relationship between law and ethics
3 Professional negligence
4 Consent to treatment (including the right to withhold consent, end-of-life planning, not-for-resuscitation orders, and the right to detain and restrain patients without their consent)
5 The contract of employment (including workplace health and safety and workers compensation)
6 The administration of drugs
7 Documentation and confidentiality of and access to patient records (including e-records, incident reporting and open disclosure)
8 Professional regulation of nurses and midwives
9 The International Confederation of Midwives Code of ethics for midwives and the International Council of Nurses Code of ethics for nurses
10 Coronial jurisdiction
11 Human tissue transplantation
12 Mental health