Helen Caulfield

Vital Notes for Nurses: Accountability

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vital Notes on Accountability is a concise, accessible guide which provides students and newly qualified staff with an understanding of key issues in professional practice. Nurses are accountable for their own practice and require a thorough understanding of their core responsibilities which underpin everyday practice in the health service today. This introductory text in the 'Vital Notes for Nurses' series sets out a framework for accountability which consists of four 'pillars' - legal, ethical, employment and professional accountability - against which clinical issues can be considered.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781405122795
• ISBN-10: 140512279X
• Artikelnr.: 21495537

Autorenporträt

Helen Caulfield is a Solicitor and Policy Advisor at the RCN. She is a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and a leading expert on regulation and health law effecting nursing.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 The Four Pillars of Accountability.

Chapter 2 The First Pillar of Accountability: ProfessionalAccountability.

Chapter 3 The Second Pillar of Accountability: EthicalAccountability.

Chapter 4 The Third Pillar of Accountability: LegalAccountability.

Chapter 5 The Fourth Pillar of Accountability: EmploymentAccountability.

Chapter 6 Structures: The Health Service.

Chapter 7 Structures: Rights and Redress.

Chapter 8 Concepts: Negligence.

Chapter 9 Concepts: Consent.

Chapter 10 Applications: Confidentiality.

Chapter 11 Further Applications in Accountability

Rezensionen

'This is an excellent book for nurses preparing for the registerand continuing guide and source of reflection for those further onin their careers.'

Nursing Standard (5 star rating)