Legal Aspects of Midwifery

Legal Aspects of Midwifery
Author: Bridgit Dimond
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 732
Release: 2006
Genre: Midwives
ISBN: 0750688173

This text offers a comprehensive account of the law as it relates to midwifery, from employment law to litigation and compensation, and health and safety to disability discrimination.

Law and Ethics for Midwifery

Law and Ethics for Midwifery
Author: Elinor Clarke
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2015-07-24
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1317428951

Legal and ethical competence is a cornerstone of professional midwifery practice and an essential part of midwifery training. Law and Ethics for Midwifery is a unique and practical resource for student midwives. Written by an experienced midwifery lecturer, this text draws on a wide variety of real life case studies and focuses particularly on the core areas of accountability, autonomy and advocacy. Opening with two chapters providing overviews respectively of ethical theories and legislation, the book is then arranged thematically. These chapters have a common structure which includes case studies, relevant legislation, reflective activities and a summary, and they run across areas of concern from negligence through safeguarding to record-keeping. Grounded in midwifery practice, the text enables student midwives to consider and prepare for ethical and legal dilemmas they may face as midwives in clinical practice.

Law for Nurses and Midwives

Law for Nurses and Midwives
Author: Patricia J. Staunton
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2016-08-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0729585808

Law for Nurses and Midwives is the most highly respected health law text for nursing and midwifery students studying law as part of their degree. Now in its 8th edition, this fundamental text outlines legal issues and responsibilities specific to both nursing and midwifery practice and features the legislation relevant to the provision of safe, quality healthcare in Australia. Authored by Patricia Staunton and Mary Chiarella, this fully revised edition includes updates to case law and the latest information on nursing and midwifery governance and the professional regulation of nurses and midwives. Revised Registration Standards and Standards for Practice established by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), effective 2016Learning Objectives that highlight what students will attain from each chapterThe law in context through Case Examples, Clinical Examples and Case StudiesReview Questions to consolidate learning Break down of legislation by state and territoryUpdated state and territory statutes"

The Law and the Midwife

The Law and the Midwife
Author: Shirley R. Jones
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1405147822

The second edition of this successful text is an essential and accessible guide to legal aspects of midwifery for all midwife supervisors, midwives, and midwifery students. Midwives will find this book provides them with the knowledge and understanding they require to make sense of the legal principles that affect their day-to-day work and allay their anxieties, encouraging them to extend and develop their practice safely and with confidence. This new edition includes new and revised case studies throughout. It also contains new sections on NHS accountability, the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act, reproductive technologies and disciplinary pathways. · Relates legal issues to everyday midwifery practice · Written by an experienced midwife for midwives · Accessible, relevant and up-to-date

Law and Professional Issues in Midwifery

Law and Professional Issues in Midwifery
Author: Richard Griffith
Publisher: Learning Matters
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2010-10-20
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1844457036

Midwives are accountable to the public, patients, their employers and the profession. It is essential that student midwives have a clear understanding of the legal and professional dilemmas they face in the course of their career and how to address those dilemmas in order to practise effectively. This book is an essential resource for student midwives developing their knowledge and understanding of the requirements for safe practice. It provides a clear introduction to the subject, with activities and case studies throughout to illustrate key principles and apply the law in context.

Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice

Professional Ethics in Midwifery Practice
Author: Illysa Foster
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2011
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0763768804

Why ethics for midwives? -- Existing ethical codes, guidelines, and value statements -- Privacy and confidentiality -- Informed consent/choice -- Who is the client? -- Multiple relationships -- Scope of practice and competence -- Working with other professionals -- Client non-compliance and termination of care -- Diversity, equity, and justice -- Addressing ethical concerns -- Ethical thinking, caring, and decision-making.

Ethics in Midwifery

Ethics in Midwifery
Author: Shirley R. Jones
Publisher: Mosby Incorporated
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780723431725

This book examines the principles and realities of ethics in midwifery practice today. It explains basic ethical theory, looking at how dilemmas occur and the ethical bases on which conflicts can be resolved. Through a series of case studies, options and issues for consideration are reviewed, particularly in areas of increasing concern and debate such as confidentiality, autonomy, screening, abortion, assisted conception and withholding treatment. This book is valuable to all students and practicing midwives who need to understand the principles and practice of ethics, especially how to apply ethical thought and action in their own day-to-day work.

Ethics, Law and Health Care

Ethics, Law and Health Care
Author: Fiona McDonald
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1352005395

Understanding ethics and law in health care is an essential part of nurse and midwife professional standards, and a core component of qualifying programmes. Ethics, Law and Health Care teaches applied ethics and law in a way that illustrates the real world applications of these essential aspects of practice. It enables readers to not only recognise but also address legal and ethical issues that will arise in their professional practice. The book approaches these issues using the Nursing and Midwifery Codes of Ethics, the Codes of Professional Conduct and the four principles of biomedical ethics: Autonomy Non-maleficence Beneficence Justice Filled with case studies, review questions and useful further reading, this book gives readers a solid understanding of ethics and law in health care, and a clear decision-making framework so they can take action confidently.Chapter 1: Ethics and Law.- Chapter 2: Ethics and ethical and legal decision- making frameworks.- Chapter 3: The Australian legal system.- Chapter 4: Ethics, law and nursing and midwifery practice.- Chapter 5: Adult patients - Consent and refusal of consent.- Chapter 6: Children as patients.- Chapter 7 Law, ethics and health information management.- Chapter 8: Patient safety and negligence.- Chapter 9: Ethics, law and mental health.- Chapter 10: Ethics, law and the elderly.- Chapter 11: End-of-life issues.- Chapter 12: Issues relevant to reproduction, pregnancy and the birth of a child.- Chapter 13: Ethics, law and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients Appendixes.- Code of conduct for nurses.- Code of conduct for midwives.- Where to find the International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics and the International Confederation of Midwives Code of Ethics.

Legal Aspects of Midwifery

Legal Aspects of Midwifery
Author: Bridgit Dimond
Publisher: Books for Midwives
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1994
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Provides an account of the law as it relates to midwifery. It is illustrated with cases and practical situations so that the practitioner can understand the legal framework as it relates to the midwife, and as it relates to the rights of the client.

The Legal Aspects of Midwifery

The Legal Aspects of Midwifery
Author: Bridgit Dimond
Publisher: Books for Midwives Press
Total Pages: 554
Release: 2002
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780750652773

Any course of action a midwife might take or fail to take and any advice she may give to her client will have legal implications. Every midwife at any level will, therefore, find this compendium on the legal aspects of her profession, an essential guide through the legal framework within which she operates. No previous knowledge of law is required. To make the subject matter easy to absorb, relevant legal statutes are highlighted, legal cases illustrating real-life situations are quoted and discussed, and test-questions follow each chapter. Legal terms are defined and explained in a glossary.