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Understand the legal principles of nursing all nurses should know with this definitive guide Diamond's Legal Aspects of Nursing, 8th edition, by Iwan Dowie and Richard Griffin, is the definitive guide to the law that all nurses should know. Written specifically for student nurses, the textis beneficial for those already in the practice, providing practical information on the legal principles you need to be aware of in your everyday nursing practice.

Now in its 8th edition, Diamond's text remains the definitive guide to the law for nurses. Comprehensive and approachable, this edition has been significantly reworked by an expert author team with extensive experience in teaching nursing law to ensure the principles covered are clear and accessible to those not familiar with the law. The text includes recent legal developments and the new nursing standards to ensure it continues to meet the requirements of nursing law modules.

Including key statutes and cases explained by experts in the subject, Diamond's text remains the authoritative text on nursing law.

Contents:

New Version Guided Tour Table of Cases Table of Statutes Abbreviations Preface to eighth edition Acknowledgements Publisher's Acknowledgements Part I General Principles affecting all nurses

Introduction: Professionalism, the legal system and human rights
Actions in the criminal courts and defences to criminal charges
Liability in a civil court case for negligence
Specific problem areas in civil liability: Personal liability of the nurse, vicarious liability of the employer and managerial issues
Statutory functions and management of the NHS
Progress of a civil claim: defences and compensation
Consent to treatment and informing the patient
Data protection: confidentiality and access
Record keeping, statements and evidence in court
The nurse and employment law
The nurse as a registered professional
Health and safety and the nurse

Part II Specialist areas

Children and young persons
The nurse on the gynaecology ward
Acute care
Learning disabilities and safeguarding people
Nurse educator and researcher
Legal aspects of the care of older people
Nursing people with mental health problems or learning disability
Accident and emergency, outpatients, genito-urinary departments day surgery
Human fertility and genetics
Community and primary care nursing
Scope of professional practice, clinical nurse specialists and consultant nurse

Part III General areas

Legal aspects of property
Legal aspects of public health
Handling complaints
Legal aspects of medicines
End-of-life care and death
Complementary and alternative therapies
The future

Glossary Further Reading Websites Index