Dementia, Law and Ethics: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals, Paperback/Julian C. Hughes

Name: Dementia, Law and Ethics: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals, Paperback/Julian C. Hughes
Brand: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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Clinical dilemmas in dementia contexts are often not because the clinical facts are in doubt, but because the ethical and legal underpinnings are uncertain - which can cause worry and confusion. This practical book will help nurses, healthcare assistants and other practitioners to think through their responses clearly in the midst of these difficult situations. The chapters all stand alone, allowing the reader to dip quickly in and out of the book as required. They address complex issues such as abuse, behaviour that challenges, forced care, treatment withdrawal, and contain clinical case vignettes throughout. This is essential reading to give practitioners the confidence that good legal and ethical decisions can be made in the same way as good clinical decisions. About author(s): Julian Hughes initially trained in general practice, but subsequently devoted his career to old age psychiatry. As professor of philosophy of ageing at Newcastle University and then as professor of old age psychiatry at the University of Bristol, he has published widely in the field, especially around dementia and ethics. Aileen Beatty is a mental health nurse with 30 years' experience. Most of her work has involved working directly with and managing services for people with dementia and their carers. This has included roles within the NHS and the voluntary sector. She has over 10 years' experience working as an inspector with various care regulators and currently works for a private care provider i