Featured Books, eBooks & Video
Available to Nursing Students through Clinicalkey
- Law for Nurses and Midwives, Patricia Staunton, 2016
- Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective, Megan-Jane Johnstone, 2015
- Essentials of Law for Health Professionals, Kim Forrester, 2014
Clinicalkey titles also available in the Library
- Law for Nurses and Midwives, Patricia Staunton, 2016
- Bioethics: A Nursing Perspective, Megan-Jane Johnstone, 2015
- Essentials of Law for Health Professionals, Kim Forrester, 2014
Some other relevant library titles
- Ethics & law for Australian nurses / Kim Atkins, Sheryl de Lacey, Bonnie Britton.
- Integrating law, ethics and regulation: a guide for nursing and health care students, Catherine Berglund, 2019
- Health law in Australia, Ben White, Fiona McDonald, 2018
Some relevant streaming videos
Library search
Advanced Care
- Advanced Care Planning Australia - Law and EthicsAdvance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) is a national program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, enabling Australians to make the best choices for their life and health care.
- Advanced Care Planning Tasmania Facts SheetIn Tasmania there is no legislation about advance care planning however an Advance Care Directive maybe recognised as being valid by common law.
ABC Ethics News Feed - Medical ethics
ABC News Feed - Medical Ethics
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Professional Standards
- Enrolled nurse standards for practice - AHPRA Nursing & Midwifery BoardThe Enrolled nurse standards for practice are the core practice standards that provide the framework for assessing enrolled nurse (EN) practice. They communicate to the general public the standards that can be expected from ENs
- The International Council of Nurses - Code of Ethics for NursesInherent in nursing is a respect for human rights, including - cultural rights, the right to life and choice, to dignity and to be treated with respect. Nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age, colour, creed, culture, disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race or social status.
Patients
- Open Disclosure - NSW Clinical Excellence CommissionThe Open Disclosure program provides a framework for effective open disclosure discussions and resources to support clinicians and managers to practice open disclosure.
- Making a Complaint - Aged Care Quality and Safety CommissionMaking a complaint is not ‘being difficult.' Most aged care providers do their best to provide quality care and services for older Australians. However, issues can occur so we need to ensure that people can raise their concerns in a constructive and safe way.
The Coroner
- Recommendations from the Coroner - AHPRAFrom time to time, a state coroner may refer a finding of an inquest to AHPRA or the Board to bring to the attention of the profession. AHPRA will publish a case summary of each referral from the Coroner on its website, naming the deceased person, with the coroner’s recommendations in full. A link will also be provided to the coroner’s website. Practitioners are encouraged to access the AHPRA website at www.ahpra.gov.au to keep up to date with these cases and the coroner’s recommendations.