Abstract
"The second edition of Accountability in Nursing and Midwifery addresses current issues and key concerns in accountability, focusing on accountability in the four main branches of nursing (adult, child, learning disabilities and mental health), as well as in midwifery, community nursing, and nursing management. In an increasingly litigous society, the ethical and legal implications of accountability are growing and it is important that nurses understand the implications for everyday practice."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents
Introduction / Roger Watson, Stephen Tilley -- The development of nursing as an accountable profession / Susan Mcgann -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a critical overview of the topic / Kerry Jacobs -- Accountability and clinical governance / Roger Watson -- The legal accountability of the nurse / John Tingle -- Accountability and clinical governance : a policy perspective / Tracey Heath -- Accountability in NHS trusts / Stephen Knight, Tony Hostick -- Accountability and clinical governance in nursing : a manager's perspective / Linda Pollock -- Working with children : accountability and paediatric nursing / Gosia Brykczyñska -- Accountability and clinical governance in learning disability nursing / Bob Gates, Mick Wolverson, Jane Wray -- Where does the buck stop? : accountability in midwifery / Rosemary Mander -- Accountability in community nursing / Sarah Baggaley, Alison Bryans -- Clinical governance, accountability and mental health nursing: an emergent story / Stephen Tilley -- Accountability in nursing research / Alison Tierney, Roger Watson.