A Legal Framework for Caring: An introduction to law and ethics in health care

ISBN-13: 9780333727782 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 192 str.

Lucy Fletcher;Paul Buka

Opis

There is now considerable anxiety amongst nurses and allied health professionals as to how they should negotiate the potential minefield of legal niceties, professional dictates and diminishing resources in today's health service. Practitioners and students need a comprehensible introduction to legal and professional issues which is rooted in the realities of everyday practice. This book is a direct response to that need, with its clear exposition, practice-based case studies and an examination of the various Codes of Professional Practice.

Spis treści

Law and Morals in Society : An Overview.- Caring within a Framework.- Working with the Client.- Caring Safely.- The Child: Before and After Birth.- The Adult: Care in the Community.- Mental Health and Learning Disability.- The Dying Client.- Caring for the Elderly.- The Last Word.

O autorze

LUCY FLETCHER is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing, with a particular interest in legal and ethical issues in nursing.

PAUL BUKA is an experienced nurse and Ward Manager who has a law degree and is currently undertaking further legal study at Masters level.