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Mental health law in nursing /

Murphy, Richard, (Mental health services administrator)

Mental health law in nursing / Richard Murphy and Philip Wales. - Los Angeles : Learning Matters, 2013. - 197 pages. : illustrations. - Transforming nursing practice. . - Transforming nursing practice. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mental health nursing and mental health law -- Patients' rights -- Professional roles and responsibilities -- Admission and detention in hospital -- Medical treatment for mental disorder -- Leave from hospital -- Supervised community treatment -- Courts and police powers -- Best practice and the Mental Health Act: leadership and care -- Tribunals and managers' hearings.

ISBN: 9780857257611 : $44.19

LCCN: 2013947938

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Mental Health Act 2007.
Great Britain. Mental Health Act 1983.
Great Britain. Mental Health Act 2007.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mental health laws--England--Textbooks.
Mental health laws--Wales--Textbooks.
Psychiatric nursing--Great Britain--Textbooks.
Psychiatric nursing--Examinations--Great Britain--Study guides.

LC Class. No.: RC440 / .M876 2013