Summary

Working in the health sector, dealing with life and death issues on a daily basis requires a sound body of information to empower, protect and inform nurses and all health practitioners. There have been many changes to legislation over the recent years and this book will be an invaluable resource. Written by internationally-renowned authors it covers issues that impact on the nurse's professional and private life. The key features of this book include: unique - only local text of this nature - over 400 topics are addressed; alphabetically arranged and easily accessible using key words to find answers to different legal issues; the book not only explains what the law is but also the nursing implication; the book draws the nurses to certain aspects of the law that require caution; it applies to both the professional and private life of nurses; and the user will have a complete A to Z of important aspects of the law relevant to nurses.