Nursing Law and Ethics

situation, and if the hospital in which she works operates a complaints procedure, then she would be advised to follow that proc ...

the individual nurse implies that issues surrounding professional accountability and autonomy require closer examination. This c ...

SeeWhitehousev.Jordan[1981] 1 All ER 267 and in the USA,Demmerv.Patt788 F2d 1387 /8 Cir 1986). Brazier, M. /1992)Medicine ,Pati ...

BAnEthical Perspective ± How to Do the Right Thing David Seedhouse 8.12 Introduction Health care resources are scarce. This is a ...

is based on a myth [5]. It is argued that just as a doubling of public toilets or public bus services would not automatically do ...

It is not possible in this chapter to provide a philosophical education. In order to learn philosophy there is no substitute for ...

However, in this case !as in all cases) the nurse might instead consider doing the right thing 2' ± that is, she might not simpl ...

Outcomes . Is she, for example, most concerned with the reputation of the hospital? . Is she concerned for the safety of her oth ...

highly? Is her own happiness paramount? Or is it crucial that the patients on her ward get the best possible service? If the lat ...

contemplative analysis of the merits !or justice) of the management of the acutely ill patient must consider and explain what ju ...

can do something to change things for the better. If, for example, she decides not only to treat V !in Case one) but to publicis ...

Miller, D. !1976)Social Justice.Oxford University Press, Oxford. Seedhouse, D.F. !2000)Practical Nursing Philosophy: The Univer ...

Chapter 9 Mental Health Nursing A The Legal Perspective Michael Gunn and M.E. Rodgers Whilst there are many issues which face nu ...

. section 36 #remand of accused person to hospital for treatment); . section 37 #hospital order, with or without a restriction o ...

9.1.2 Second stage: does the treatment fall within the MHA? Nurses must be able to satisfy themselves that the treatment propose ...

administration of medicine is vital, as is ensuring that the legally relevant infor- mation and documentation is readily availab ...

overall structure of her treatment requires her to receive strong anti-psychotic medication. The administration of that treatmen ...

for Health, but whose day-to-day involvement is monitored by the Mental Health Act Commission). To verify the consent, they will ...

`Where a patient withdraws consent he or she should receive a clear explana- tion, which should be recorded in the patient's rec ...

recording dissent may be the only step left that the nurse feels able to take. This dissent would be identified by the Mental He ...