Hendrick Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2043-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing is an important andpractical guide on the legal and ethical spects of child healthcarethat enables nurses to understand the legal and ethicalprinciples that underpin everyday nursing practice. It explores theconcept of childhood and children's rights, the extent to whichtheir rights are upheld in a variety of settings, and therelationship between law and ethics and how they interact inresolving problems and dilemmas that commonly arise in practice.
With case studies, learning outcomes and scenarios throughout,Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing places the care andtreatment of children in a legal and ethical framework, andexplores the way in which legal and ethical aspects of children'snursing differ from those of adults. It explores general principlessuch as autonomy and consent, confidentiality, accountabilityand negligence. It then goes on to look at specialist areas such asabortion, sterilisation, research, mental health, organ donation,child protection and death.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hendrick, Judith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION: THE LEGAL SYSTEM, ETHICS, CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.
1. An Introduction to Ethics and Law.
2. Childhood, Children's Rights and Welfare.
PART TWO: GENERAL PRINCIPLES: ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE.
3. Responsibility, Accountability and Negligence.
4. Autonomy and Consent.
5. Confidentiality, Data Protection and Medical Records.
6. Justice and Access to Health Resources.
PART THREE: SPECIALIST AREAS: LAW AND ETHICS IN PRACTICE.
7. Young People and Sexuality.
8. Birth and Its Regulation.
9. Research, Organ and Tissue Transplantation.
10. Mental Health and Human Rights.
11. Child Protection.
12. Death, Dying and the Incurably Ill Patient

Über Autor(innen)

Judith Hendrick is a Solicitor and a Senior Lecturer in Law at Oxford Brookes University. Her previous publications include 'Child Care Law for Health Care Professionals', 'Legal Aspects of Child Health Care', and 'Law & Ethics: Foundations in Nursing and Health Care'.