Understand the legal principles of nursing all nurses should know with this definitive guide

Diamond's Legal Aspects of Nursing, 8^th edition, by Iwan Dowie and Richard Griffin, is the definitive guide to the law that all nurses should know. Written specifically for student nurses, the textis beneficial for those already in the practice, providing practical information on the legal principles you need to be aware of in your everyday nursing practice.

Now in its 8^th edition, Diamond's text remains the definitive guide to the law for nurses. Comprehensive and approachable, this edition has been significantly reworked by an expert author team with extensive experience in teaching nursing law to ensure the principles covered are clear and accessible to those not familiar with the law. The text includes recent legal developments and the new nursing standards to ensure it continues to meet the requirements of nursing law modules.

Including key statutes and cases explained by experts in the subject, Diamond's text remains the authoritative text on nursing law.

 

 

The definitive guide to the law that all nurses need to know.

 

 

'? an essential text to support Nurses in their understanding of the legal complexities of healthcare. Written for students and practitioners who have no background in the law, it offers an insight which will support both undergraduate and post graduate nurses alike.'

Stephen Bilham, University of Bedfordshire

 

 

Written specifically for student nurses as well as those already in practice, Dimond's Legal Aspects of Nursing is your essential practical guide to the legal principles you need to be aware of in your everyday nursing practice.

 

Building on previous editions by Bridgit Dimond, this 8^th edition has been revised by a new author team with vast experience in teaching nursing law. The book has been thoroughly updated and examines key developments, including:

 

o   Updates in line with the new Nursing standards

·    Introduction of upcoming changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

·    Reference to the devolved UK administrations; the NMC Code 2015 (updated in 2018), including duty of candour

·    Discussion of the Data Protection Act 2018, including reference to the General Data Protection Regulation 2016

o   Introduction of new and updated Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) Fitness to Practise procedures

·    Comprehensive discussion of the practice implications of the Supreme Court Decisions in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015]

·    Consideration of the revised Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated activities) regulations 2014

·    Practical implications of the extension of the crimes of ill treatment and willful neglect under the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, sections 20 and 21

 

Richard Griffith is a senior lecturer at the College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University.

Iwan Dowie is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Life Sciences and Education at the University of South Wales.