Professional Discipline in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Including a Treatise on Pr... Book

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Section I Introduction to Professional Regulation:; 1. What is a profession?; 2. Professional Regulation - essential elements and core principles; 3. The Concept of Professional Discipline; Section II The Law Relating to Professional Registration:; 4. Registration and Regulation - its origins and development; 5. The Legal Basis of the Regulation of the Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting Professions; 6. The Current Law and its Operation; Section III Professional Registration in Practice:; 7. Advice, Guidance and Standards; 8. Investigating and Judging Alleged Misconduct; 9. Investigating and Judging Alleged Unfitness to Practise due to Illness; 10. The Role of the Nurses Welfare Service; Section IV Views of Professional Registration:; 11. A View of the Profession: victims of change or agents of change?; 12. How Does it Look from the Outside?;Section V Case Studies:; 13. Professional Conduct Committee Case Studies: could this happen where you work?; 14. Professional Accountability Case Studies: aspects of accountability and ethical practice;;; Appendix 1: Decisions and/or discussion of Professional Conduct Committee, Case Studies and Accountability/Ethical Dilemma Studies; Appendix 2: Guidelines for Professional Practice (UKCC) Advisory Document); Appendix 3: Standards for the Administration of Medicines (UKCC Standards Document); Appendix 4: Standards for Records and Record Keeping (UKCC Standards Document); Appendix 5: The Scope of Professional Practice (UKCC Advisory Document); Appendix 6: Complaints about Professional Conduct (UKCC Information Document); Appendix 7: Position Statement on Professional Regulation (International Council of Nurses); Table of cases; Recommended Reading; Index