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A guide to the law for nurses and midwives / Marie E. Burgess.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Auckland, N.Z. : Pearson Education New Zealand, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Fourth editionDescription: ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1877371564
  • 9781877371561
Other title:
  • Law for nurses and midwives [Parallel title]
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.930414 22
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Features of the New Zealand legal system. -- 2. Making and interpreting the law -- 3. Common law (court-made law) -- 4. Civil action and the law of torts -- 5. Health professionals and codes of practice -- 6. Criminal law -- 7. Legislation specific to practitioners - the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 -- 8. Legislation related to practice -- 9. Legislation in specialised areas of practice -- 10. Mental health -- 11. Midwifery practice and maternity services -- 12. Issues in practice -- 13. Complaints.
Summary: "A Guide to the Law for Nurses and Midwives provides students and practitioners of nursing and midwifery with a general introduction to the nature and types of law in New Zealand, and to legislation of special relevance to health professionals. In an increasingly complex professional world, it is essential for healthcare workers to have knowledge and understanding of the law and its application to them, both as practitioners and citizens"--EBL.
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Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 344.930414 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Issued 02/12/2024 A557789B

Previous ed: Pearson Education New Zealand, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-222) and index.

Introduction -- 1. Features of the New Zealand legal system. -- 2. Making and interpreting the law -- 3. Common law (court-made law) -- 4. Civil action and the law of torts -- 5. Health professionals and codes of practice -- 6. Criminal law -- 7. Legislation specific to practitioners - the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 -- 8. Legislation related to practice -- 9. Legislation in specialised areas of practice -- 10. Mental health -- 11. Midwifery practice and maternity services -- 12. Issues in practice -- 13. Complaints.

"A Guide to the Law for Nurses and Midwives provides students and practitioners of nursing and midwifery with a general introduction to the nature and types of law in New Zealand, and to legislation of special relevance to health professionals. In an increasingly complex professional world, it is essential for healthcare workers to have knowledge and understanding of the law and its application to them, both as practitioners and citizens"--EBL.

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