Table of Contents

About the authors Acknowledgments About the book 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 Ethics, law 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 birth Appendixes Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia Code of Ethics for Midwives in Australia Code of Professional Conduct for Nurses in Australia Code of Professional Conduct for Midwives in Australia Glossary References Legislation International human rights instruments List of cases Index

About the Author

Shih-Ning Then is a Lecturer for the School of Law at the Queensland University of Technology. Fiona McDonald is a Senior Lecturer for the School of Law at the Queensland University of Technology.