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S/N/233. Legal and ethical issues of nursing care

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5000
DATE:
2009
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59.99 GBP

The paper examines the ethical principles of nursing reviewing related academic literature and health care law. The role of beneficence and respect for patients' autonomy is considered discussing possible conflicts between ethics and law. The author's reflection on the issues of patients' mental capacity (MC) is presented highlighting ethical dilemmas of obtaining consent from patients with questionable MC.

 

KEYWORDS: n, legal, ethical, issues, nursing, care,

 
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