(Ebook) Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing by Judith Hendrick ISBN 9781405161060, 9781444320435, 9781444320428, 140516106X, 1444320424, 1444320432

(Ebook) Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing by Judith Hendrick ISBN 9781405161060, 9781444320435, 9781444320428, 140516106X, 1444320424, 1444320432

An important and practical guide on the legal and ethical aspects of child health care that enables nurses to understand the legal and ethical principles that underpin everyday nursing practice, and explores the way in which legal and ethical aspects of children's nursing differs from those of adults. Front Matter -- An Introduction to Law and Ethics -- Childhood, Children's Rights and Welfare -- Responsibility, Accountability and Negligence -- Autonomy and Consent -- Confidentiality, Medical Records and Data Protection -- Justice and Access to Health Care -- Young People and Sexuality -- Birth and its Regulation -- Research, Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation -- Mental Health -- Child Protection -- Death, Dying and the Incurably Ill Child -- Index. An introduction to law and ethics -- Childhood, children's rights, and welfare -- Responsibility, accountability, and negligence -- Autonomy and consent -- Confidentiality, medical records, and data protection -- Justice and access to healthcare -- Young people and sexuality -- Birth and its regulation -- Research, organ donation, and tissue transplantation -- Mental health -- Child protection -- Death, dying, and the incurably ill child