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Professional and ethical issues in nursing / Philip Burnard and Christine Chapman.

By: Burnard, Philip.
Contributor(s): Chapman, Christine Muriel, 1927-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Baillière Tindall, 2003Edition: 3rd ed.Description: 153 p. ; 20cm.ISBN: 0702026859; 9780702026850.Subject(s): Nursing ethics | Society | Medical ethics & professional conduct | NursingDDC classification: 610.73069 BUR Summary: This title examines statements from the NMC code and explores the concepts and problems that relate to it.
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The chapters examine statements from the NMC code and explore the concepts and problems that relate to it. A variety of philosophical and professional behaviour are presented to enable nurses, nursing students, midwives and health visitors to develop a greater autonomy in their day-to-day decision making and to help them make reasoned judgements. Compact, easy to read, and dip into Content is fully updated Includes information on NMC code for practice document, the National Board guidance re core skills and competencies for newly qualified nurses, guidelines for mental health and learning disabilities nursing, guidelines for records and record-keeping, midwives' rules and code of practice, practitioner-client relationships and prevention of abuse, nursing in secure environments, new guidelines for the administration of medicines.

Previous ed.: London: Scutari, 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-145) and index.

This title examines statements from the NMC code and explores the concepts and problems that relate to it.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Respect
  • 3 Consent
  • 4 Working Together
  • 5 Confidentiality
  • 6 Maintaining Competence
  • 7 Trustworthiness
  • 8 Patient Safety
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Appendix 1 NMC Code of Professional Conduct
  • Appendix 2 Cultural Variations
  • Recommended Further Reading
  • Index