Handbook of Medical Law and Ethics for Nurses

Mark Gibson
Elsevier
224 pages
ISBN: 9780702083549
January 2023

In an increasingly legalised healthcare environment, this new handbook provides an essential guide to nursing professionalism in the context of the law. With a professional career undertaking various healthcare-related roles, the author takes the reader through the workings of the legal system and how nurses can apply the law in an ethical and principled way. It helps the reader consider complex issues such as biomedical ethics, human rights, negligence and the importance of confidentiality, and provides guidance on decision making when faced with legal or ethical dilemmas.