authors:subjects:- Nursing -- Standards -- Great Britain
publishers:series:ISBN:- 140512279X (pbk.)
- 9781405122795
notes:- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chapter 1: Accountability of nursesClassification of accountability; Professional; Employment; Ethics; Legal; Regulators; Professional bodies; Government; Devolution; Europe; International Chapter 2: EthicsClassification of ethics (autonomy, justice, beneficence, non malevolence); Patient dignity; Power relationships; Decision making; Delegation; Conscientious objection; Equity; Non discrimination; Sensitive to capacity; Role of families and carers; Next of kin; Trust; Truth and lying; Acts and omissions; Resources and choices; Restraint and risk taking; Autonomy and paternalism; Rights and responsibilities; Spoken relationships and record keeping; Community and the individual Chapter 3: The Health ServiceStructure of the Health Service in the UK; The NHS; The independent sector; The private sector; Funding issues; Capital projects; Clinical services; Non clinical services; Clinical decisions and management decisions; Access to health care; Quality control; Clinical governance; Evidence based practice; Complaints procedure Chapter 4: RegulationNursing and Midwifery Council; Professional responsibility and accountability; Role of regulator; Register; Fitness to practice; Misconduct; Health; Competence; Education; Protection of the public; Code of Conduct: each clause and its effect on nursing practice; Regulatory guidance; Indemnity Chapter 5: LawWhere law is made; Acts, Statutory Instruments and Europe; Who lawyers are: Solicitors, Barristers, Judges, Legal executives; Employment law; European law; Criminal law; Civil law; Public health law; How to make law; Public inquiries, What they are, stage one fact finding, stage two, future prevention; Ombudsman, Impartial, Role and remit, Types of report,; Impact for nurses Chapter 6: NegligenceDuty of care; Standard of care; Causation; Compensation; Nervous shock; No fault compensation Chapter 7: ConsentImportance of consent; Autonomy versus paternalism; Express and implied; Capacity; Assessment of.
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