Law and Ethics in Children's Nursing by Judith Hendrick

By Judith Hendrick

An incredible and functional consultant at the criminal and moral elements of kid overall healthiness care that allows nurses to appreciate the felony and moral rules that underpin daily nursing perform, and explores the best way criminal and moral facets of kid's nursing differs from these of adults. entrance topic -- An creation to legislation and Ethics -- formative years, kid's Rights and Welfare -- accountability, responsibility and Negligence -- Autonomy and Consent -- Confidentiality, scientific files and knowledge safeguard -- Justice and entry to wellbeing and fitness Care -- teens and Sexuality -- delivery and its rules -- learn, Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation -- psychological wellbeing and fitness -- baby safeguard -- dying, loss of life and the Incurably sick baby -- Index. An advent to legislations and ethics -- early life, kid's rights, and welfare -- accountability, responsibility, and negligence -- Autonomy and consent -- Confidentiality, scientific files, and knowledge safety -- Justice and entry to healthcare -- adolescents and sexuality -- start and its law -- learn, organ donation, and tissue transplantation -- psychological health and wellbeing -- baby safeguard -- dying, demise, and the incurably unwell baby

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357). e. rights that are justifiable by moral principles and rules, have the following characteristics: 1. Natural: Exist by virtue of humanity. 2. Universal: Everyone has them regardless of where they live or what sort of society exists. 3. Equal: Apply to everyone regardless of age/gender/ethnicity/physical or mental capacity. 4. Inalienable: Cannot be given or taken away. As Bridgeman notes, claims to moral rights are politically important because they establish minimal entitlements. They also give individuals the means to redress wrongs and resolve conflict (Bridgeman, 2007, p.

Universal: Everyone has them regardless of where they live or what sort of society exists. 3. Equal: Apply to everyone regardless of age/gender/ethnicity/physical or mental capacity. 4. Inalienable: Cannot be given or taken away. As Bridgeman notes, claims to moral rights are politically important because they establish minimal entitlements. They also give individuals the means to redress wrongs and resolve conflict (Bridgeman, 2007, p. 17). In any given society, many moral rights are converted into legal rights.

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