Fiona McDonald is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, an Adjunct Professor in the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University, Canada. Shih-Ning Then is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and is Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Sam Boyle is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and a member of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Michelle Gunn is a Registered Nurse and Lawyer and a former Group Chief Nursing Officer. She currently serves as Head of Practice and Regulations at the International Council of Nurses, Australia.Mary Claire Balnaves is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife. She is currently the Senior Project Officer – Policy in the Leadership and Advocacy Team at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, Australia. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

This comprehensive revised edition masterfully combines ethics, law and cultural awareness in clinical practice. An indispensable guide for modern nursing and midwifery education.

• Chapter 1: Ethics and law Chapter 2: Ethics and ethical and legal decision-making frameworksChapter 3: The Australian legal systemChapter 4: Ethics, law and nursing and midwifery practice Chapter 5: Ethics, Law and nursing and midwifery scope of practiceChapter 6: Adult patients – consent and refusal of consent Chapter 7: Children and young people as patientsChapter 8: Ethics, law, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patientsChapter 9: Law, ethics, and health information managementChapter 10: Patient safety and negligence Chapter 11: Ethics, law, and mental healthChapter 12: Ethics, law, and the elderlyChapter 13: End-of-life issuesChapter 14: Issues relevant to reproduction, pregnancy, and the birth of a childChapter 15: Ethics, law, and dispensing and prescribing medications AppendicesCode of conduct for nursesCode of conduct for midwivesWhere to find the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics and the International Confederation of Midwives Code of EthicsGlossaryIndex

Fiona McDonald is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, an Adjunct Professor in the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Dalhousie University, Canada. Shih-Ning Then is a Professor in the Faculty of Law and is Deputy Director of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.Sam Boyle is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and a member of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Michelle Gunn is a Registered Nurse and Lawyer and a former Group Chief Nursing Officer. She currently serves as Head of Practice and Regulations at the International Council of Nurses, Australia.Mary Claire Balnaves is a Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife. She is currently the Senior Project Officer – Policy in the Leadership and Advocacy Team at the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, Australia. She is also an Adjunct Professor in the School of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

This comprehensive revised edition masterfully combines ethics, law and cultural awareness in clinical practice. An indispensable guide for modern nursing and midwifery education.

• Chapter 1: Ethics and law Chapter 2: Ethics and ethical and legal decision-making frameworksChapter 3: The Australian legal systemChapter 4: Ethics, law and nursing and midwifery practice Chapter 5: Ethics, Law and nursing and midwifery scope of practiceChapter 6: Adult patients – consent and refusal of consent Chapter 7: Children and young people as patientsChapter 8: Ethics, law, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patientsChapter 9: Law, ethics, and health information managementChapter 10: Patient safety and negligence Chapter 11: Ethics, law, and mental healthChapter 12: Ethics, law, and the elderlyChapter 13: End-of-life issuesChapter 14: Issues relevant to reproduction, pregnancy, and the birth of a childChapter 15: Ethics, law, and dispensing and prescribing medications AppendicesCode of conduct for nursesCode of conduct for midwivesWhere to find the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics and the International Confederation of Midwives Code of EthicsGlossaryIndex