Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners will appeal to undergraduate nursing and allied health students seeking to understand and comply with the legal, ethical and regulatory requirements of their profession.
The text addresses law and ethics across eight health science disciplines, presenting discipline-specific scenarios to support students in their clinical decision making.
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1. Section 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners - p. xiv 2. 1 Introduction to the Australian legal system - p. 2 3. 2 Introduction to the Australian health system - p. 16 4. 3 Introduction to ethics and ethical decision making - p. 24 5. Section 2 Professional Regulation and Key Concepts Relevant to Healthcare Delivery - p. 30 6. 4 Professional regulation of health practitioners - p. 32 7. 5 Management of health information - p. 48 8. 6 Negligence - p. 63 9. 7 Intentional torts - p. 79 10. 8 Criminal law and issues related to health care - p. 92 11. Section 3 Matters of Life and Death - p. 105 12. 9 Registration of births and deaths and the coroners court - p. 108 13. 10 Abortion, wrongful birth, wrongful life and prenatal injury - p. 116 14. 11 Assisted reproduction and surrogacy - p. 124 15. 12 Advance care planning and the withholding and withdrawal of treatment - p. 132 16. Section 4 Further Practice Considerations - p. 143 17. 13 The removal and donation of human blood, tissue and organs - p. 146 18. 14 The regulation of drugs and poisons - p. 152 19. 15 Mental health legislation - p. 162 20. 16 Child and elder abuse - p. 174 21. Section 5 Law and Ethics in Action - p. 182 22. 17 Working with legal representatives - p. 184 23. 18 Case studies - p. 196 24. Index - p. 249
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Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners will appeal to undergraduate nursing and allied health students seeking to understand and comply with the legal, ethical and regulatory requirements of their profession.
The text addresses law and ethics across eight health science disciplines, presenting discipline-specific scenarios to support students in their clinical decision making.
Additional resources on Evolve
eBook on VitalSource
Student and instructor resources
Instructor resources
1. Section 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners - p. xiv 2. 1 Introduction to the Australian legal system - p. 2 3. 2 Introduction to the Australian health system - p. 16 4. 3 Introduction to ethics and ethical decision making - p. 24 5. Section 2 Professional Regulation and Key Concepts Relevant to Healthcare Delivery - p. 30 6. 4 Professional regulation of health practitioners - p. 32 7. 5 Management of health information - p. 48 8. 6 Negligence - p. 63 9. 7 Intentional torts - p. 79 10. 8 Criminal law and issues related to health care - p. 92 11. Section 3 Matters of Life and Death - p. 105 12. 9 Registration of births and deaths and the coroners court - p. 108 13. 10 Abortion, wrongful birth, wrongful life and prenatal injury - p. 116 14. 11 Assisted reproduction and surrogacy - p. 124 15. 12 Advance care planning and the withholding and withdrawal of treatment - p. 132 16. Section 4 Further Practice Considerations - p. 143 17. 13 The removal and donation of human blood, tissue and organs - p. 146 18. 14 The regulation of drugs and poisons - p. 152 19. 15 Mental health legislation - p. 162 20. 16 Child and elder abuse - p. 174 21. Section 5 Law and Ethics in Action - p. 182 22. 17 Working with legal representatives - p. 184 23. 18 Case studies - p. 196 24. Index - p. 249
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