Nursing Law for Students in Ireland

Book excerpt: New edition of this popular textbook, which presents up-to-date legislation and legal issues affecting nurses in Ireland. New to this edition: Practice standards and professional guidance issued by An Bord Altranais, the Department of Health and Children and the HSE for the Registered Nurse Prescriber Up-to-date leading Irish and UK cases are used throughout the text, such as Fitzpatrick & Another v FK & Another [2008] IEHC 104, which deals with capacity to refuse medical treatment Written in an accessible narrative style, it covers the four areas of accountability affecting all nurses: Professional liability Civil liability Criminal liability Accountability to the employer Where legal concepts or terminologies are used, they are thoroughly and clearly explained in a 'non-legal' manner Each chapter contains a concluding summary, useful websites and further reading for research purposes WRITTEN FOR - Nursing students at universities and Institutes of Technology - Post-registration programmes where law is a module