Law and Ethics in Children's NursingISBN: 978-1-4051-6106-0
Paperback
266 pages
July 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing is an important and
practical guide on the legal and ethical spects of child healthcare
that enables nurses to understand the legal and ethical
principles that underpin everyday nursing practice. It explores the
concept of childhood and children's rights, the extent to which
their rights are upheld in a variety of settings, and the
relationship between law and ethics and how they interact in
resolving problems and dilemmas that commonly arise in practice.
With case studies, learning outcomes and scenarios throughout, Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing places the care and treatment of children in a legal and ethical framework, and explores the way in which legal and ethical aspects of children's nursing differ from those of adults. It explores general principles such as autonomy and consent, confidentiality, accountability and negligence. It then goes on to look at specialist areas such as abortion, sterilisation, research, mental health, organ donation, child protection and death.