Nursing Law and Ethics

John Tingle is Barrister and Reader in Health Law, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University. Professor Alan Cribb is Director, Centre for Public Policy Research, King's College London

Part One: The Dimensions. Chapter 1: The Legal Dimension: Legal System and Method. Chapter 2: The Ethical Dimension: Nursing Practice, Nursing Philosophy and Nursing Ethics. Chapter 3: The Professional Dimension: Professional Regulation in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. Chapter 4: The Complaints Dimension: Patient Complaints in Health Care Provision. Chapter 5: The Policy Dimension: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric towards a Safer NHS. Part Two : The Perspectives. Chapter 6: Negligence. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-Negligence and Moral Obligations. Chapter 7: Consent and the Capable Adult Patient. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-Consent and Patient Autonomy. Chapter 8: Responsibility, Liability and Scarce Resources. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-How to do the right thing. Chapter 9 Mental Health Nursing. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-Compulsion and Autonomy. Chapter 10 The Critically Ill Patient. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-Declining and Withdrawing Treatment. Chapter 11 Clinical Governance. A: The Legal Perspectice. B: An Ethical Perspective-Quality and Judgement. Chapter 12 Clinical Research and Patients. A: The Legal Perspective. B: An Ethical Perspective-Nursing Research.