Law for nurses and midwives. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Patricia Staunton, Mary Chiarella.
• Authors: Staunton, Patricia J; Chiarella, Mary
• Contents: An introduction to the law and Australia’s legal system; 2 The relationship between law and ethics; 3 Professional negligence; 4 Consent to treatment (including the right to withhold consent, end-of-life planning, not-for-resuscitation orders, and the right to detain and restrain patients without their consent); 5 The contract of employment (including workplace health and safety and workers compensation); 6 The administration of drugs; 7 Documentation and confidentiality of and access to patient records (including e-records, incident reporting and open disclosure); 8 Professional regulation of nurses and midwives; 9 The International Confederation of Midwives Code of ethics for midwives and the International Council of Nurses Code of ethics for nurses; 10 Coronial jurisdiction; 11 Human tissue transplantation; 12 Mental health
• Edition: Ninth edition
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 344.940414; Nursing -- Law and legislation -- Australia; Midwives -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Australia
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780729588058
• Related ISBNs: 9780729543484
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