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Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing

  • 5 Edición - 25 de agosto de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Margaret Keatings, Pamela Adams
  • Idioma: Inglés

Prepare for practice with this essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada… Leer más

Descripción

Prepare for practice with this essential text dedicated to Canadian legal and ethical issues! Focused solely on the ever-changing, and often complex health care landscape in Canada, Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing, 5th Edition expertly covers the often intertwined ethical and legal issues that health care professionals face today. This edition includes discussions of Indigenous legal and ethical perspectives, the legal and ethical challenges related to SARS-CoV-2, case studies for the Next-Generation NCLEX®, and much more. Plus, the clear and straightforward writing style presents information just as you will encounter it in your day-to-day practice, ensuring you’re even more prepared to make an impact from the start!

Puntos claves

  • Clear and straightforward writing style in a visually appealing design, presents information in the way that you will encounter ethical and legal issues in day-to-day practice
  • Comprehensive coverage of the latest legislation, nursing standards, guidelines, references, trends, principles, theories, and models
  • Case scenarios, tables, and figures help to illustrate complex topics and pertinent concepts
  • Case scenarios encourage critical thinking, discussion, and debate
  • Cross-country examples of regulatory and legal issues cover a large number of provinces and territories
  • Critical Thinking: Discussion Points at the end of every chapter test your comprehension
  • Key terms are indicated in bold type and are further defined and explained in the Glossary

Índice

1. An Introduction to Ethics and the Law: A Perspective for Nurses

2. Ethical Theories: Their Meaning for Nurses

3. Guiding Ethical Decision Making: Resources for Nurses

4. The Canadian Legal System

5. Regulation of the Nursing Profession

6. Informed Consent: Rights and Obligations

7. The Nurse’s Legal Accountabilities: Professional Competence, Misconduct, Malpractice, and Nursing Documentation

8. Complexity at the End of Life: Ethical and Legal Challenges

9. Ethical and Legal Issues Related to Advancing Science and Technology

10. Safeguarding Patient Rights

11. Perspectives on the Rights of Nurses

12. Ethical Issues in Leadership, the Organization, and Approaches to the Delivery of Care

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 5
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 17 de noviembre de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

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Margaret Keatings

Margaret Keatings, RN (Retired), MHSc
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Senior Advisor, SickKids International, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Pamela Adams

Pamela Adams is a Member of the Law Society of Ontario, Professor and Year 4 Program Coordinator School of Health Sciences University of New Brunswick / Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Collaborative Bachelor of Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Member of the Law Society of Ontario, Professor and Year 4 Program Coordinator School of Health Sciences University of New Brunswick / Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning Collaborative Bachelor of Nursing Degree Program, Toronto, Ontario, Canada