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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.

This thoroughly updated third edition lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice.Outlining the key legal and ethical principles relevant to nurses, Essential Law and Ethics In Nursing: Patients, Rights and Decision-Making, previously entitled Patients’ Rights: Law and Ethics for Nurses, uses an easy-to-read style that conveys key principles in an accessible way. It: provides a clear understanding not only of basic legal provisions in health care but also of wider issues relating to human rights; covers topics such as ethical decision-making, the regulation of nursing, confidentiality, laws concerning human rights, safe practice, vulnerable people, elder abuse and employment regulations; and includes thinking points, case studies and relevant case law to help link theory with practice.This is essential reading for nurses and an important reference for midwives and allied health professionals.

This thoroughly updated third edition lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and health care practice.Outlining the key legal and ethical principles relevant to nurses, Essential Law and Ethics In Nursing: Patients, Rights and Decision-Making, previously entitled Patients’ Rights: Law and Ethics for Nurses, uses an easy-to-read style that conveys key principles in an accessible way. It: provides a clear understanding not only of basic legal provisions in health care but also of wider issues relating to human rights; covers topics such as ethical decision-making, the regulation of nursing, confidentiality, laws concerning human rights, safe practice, vulnerable people, elder abuse and employment regulations; and includes thinking points, case studies and relevant case law to help link theory with practice.This is essential reading for nurses and an important reference for midwives and allied health professionals.

This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings and applies relevant ethical and legal principles. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population with known health inequalities.Exploring the concept of ‘avoidable risks’ which may be posed to the health and wellbeing of individuals, the public and communities within a given healthcare context, this book explores potential system failures and human factors, while providing an insight into the significance of the relationship between a culture of care and patient safety. It includes chapters on the ethical and legal framework related to patient safety, the equality, diversity and inclusion context, advocacy and empowerment, risk, and human factors as well as accountability and harm. Notably, there is also a focus on two in-depth chapters which explore patient safety in relation to medication management and end-of-life care.Throughout the book, there are numerous reflection points, examples of case law and illustrative case studies and thinking points to help the reader apply key principles to aid their learning and think critically. Patient Safety in Clinical Practice offers a fresh insight into the link between patient safety and holistic care. It is aimed at nursing and allied health students and professionals, particularly those undertaking study related to assessing and planning care, as well as law, ethics and professional issues.

This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings and applies relevant ethical and legal principles. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population with known health inequalities.Exploring the concept of ‘avoidable risks’ which may be posed to the health and wellbeing of individuals, the public and communities within a given healthcare context, this book explores potential system failures and human factors, while providing an insight into the significance of the relationship between a culture of care and patient safety. It includes chapters on the ethical and legal framework related to patient safety, the equality, diversity and inclusion context, advocacy and empowerment, risk, and human factors as well as accountability and harm. Notably, there is also a focus on two in-depth chapters which explore patient safety in relation to medication management and end-of-life care.Throughout the book, there are numerous reflection points, examples of case law and illustrative case studies and thinking points to help the reader apply key principles to aid their learning and think critically. Patient Safety in Clinical Practice offers a fresh insight into the link between patient safety and holistic care. It is aimed at nursing and allied health students and professionals, particularly those undertaking study related to assessing and planning care, as well as law, ethics and professional issues.

The fourth edition of this key text lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and healthcare practice. Outlining the key legal and ethical principles relevant to nurses, Essential Law and Ethics in Nursing uses an easy-to-read style that conveys key principles in an accessible way.This new edition provides a clear understanding not only of basic legal provisions in healthcare but also of wider issues relating to human rights.includes expanded coverage of patient safety and ‘do no harm’, mental health, inclusion and the use of artificial intelligencecovers topics such as ethical decision‑making, the regulation of nursing, confidentiality, laws concerning human rights, safe practice, vulnerable people, elder abuse and employment regulations andfeatures a range of pedagogical features to aid learning, such as thinking points, case studies, and boxed relevant case law to help link theory with practiceThis is essential reading for nurses and an important reference for midwives and allied health professionals.

The fourth edition of this key text lays a solid foundation for understanding the intersection of law, ethics and the rights of the patient in the context of everyday nursing and healthcare practice. Outlining the key legal and ethical principles relevant to nurses, Essential Law and Ethics in Nursing uses an easy-to-read style that conveys key principles in an accessible way.This new edition provides a clear understanding not only of basic legal provisions in healthcare but also of wider issues relating to human rights.includes expanded coverage of patient safety and ‘do no harm’, mental health, inclusion and the use of artificial intelligencecovers topics such as ethical decision‑making, the regulation of nursing, confidentiality, laws concerning human rights, safe practice, vulnerable people, elder abuse and employment regulations andfeatures a range of pedagogical features to aid learning, such as thinking points, case studies, and boxed relevant case law to help link theory with practiceThis is essential reading for nurses and an important reference for midwives and allied health professionals.