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Legal aspects of nursing [electronic resource] / Bridgit Dimond.

By: Publication details: Harlow : Pearson, 2011.Edition: 6th edDescription: 1 online resource (xxxviii, 757 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781292001852 (ebook) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 344.410414 22
LOC classification:
  • KD2968.N8 D56 2011
NLM classification:
  • WY 33 FA1
Online resources: Summary: Now in its 6th edition, this text offers a comprehensive review of the legal aspects of nursing in Great Britain. It covers criminal & civil law, regulation of the NHS & also issues regarding patient rights, such as data protection, treatment consent & confidentiality. Now in its seventh edition, Bridgit Dimonds Legal Aspects of Nursing is the definitive guide to the essential law that nurses and healthcare professionals need to know. Written in an engaging style, the book shows the application of the law to everyday nursing situations showing the relevance and importance of legal considerations to nursing practice. The book covers the legal system and legal issues relating to medicine in general, before examining more specific areas, such as children and the elderly.
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E-book Bolton NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Bridgewater Community NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book East Cheshire NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Mid Cheshire NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Pennine Care NHS Knowledge Service Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Stockport NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan
E-book Tameside and Glossop NHS Library Link to resource Not for loan

Previous ed.: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Now in its 6th edition, this text offers a comprehensive review of the legal aspects of nursing in Great Britain. It covers criminal & civil law, regulation of the NHS & also issues regarding patient rights, such as data protection, treatment consent & confidentiality. Now in its seventh edition, Bridgit Dimonds Legal Aspects of Nursing is the definitive guide to the essential law that nurses and healthcare professionals need to know. Written in an engaging style, the book shows the application of the law to everyday nursing situations showing the relevance and importance of legal considerations to nursing practice. The book covers the legal system and legal issues relating to medicine in general, before examining more specific areas, such as children and the elderly.

Description based on print version record.