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A Legal Framework for Caring

An introduction to law and ethics in health care

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  1. Lucy Fletcher
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  2. Paul Buka
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  • A userfriendly guide to the complexities of the Law and Codes of Professional Conduct
    Accessible and easy to follow without being patronising
    Relates legal and ethical theory to everyday professional practice

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Law and morals in society — an overview

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 1-22

  3. Caring within a framework

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 23-46

  4. Working with the client

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 47-63

  5. Caring safely

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 64-78

  6. Care in the community

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 79-94

  7. The child — before and after birth

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 95-113

  8. Mental handicap and mental health

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 114-128

  9. The dying client

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 129-145

  10. Caring for the elderly

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 146-160

  11. The last word

    • Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka
    Pages 161-172

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 173-176
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About this book

There is now considerable anxiety amongst nurses and allied health professionals as to how they should negotiate the potential minefield of legal niceties, professional dictates and diminishing resources in today's health service. Practitioners and students need a comprehensible introduction to legal and professional issues which is rooted in the realities of everyday practice. This book is a direct response to that need, with its clear exposition, practice-based case studies and an examination of the various Codes of Professional Practice.
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About the authors

LUCY FLETCHER is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing, with a particular interest in legal and ethical issues in nursing.

PAUL BUKA is an experienced nurse and Ward Manager who has a law degree and is currently undertaking further legal study at Masters level.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Legal Framework for Caring

  • Book Subtitle: An introduction to law and ethics in health care

  • Authors: Lucy Fletcher, Paul Buka

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14755-7

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Lucy Fletcher and Paul Buka 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-72778-2Due: 26 February 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 192

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Nursing

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