title: The duty of care and political expectations. Part 1: a literature review.
abstract: A consequence of the Government's agenda for nursing is that registered nurses are increasingly required to regard themselves as autonomous practitioners. It is therefore necessary to re-visit the legal principles involved so as to be able to identify where safe practice can be incorporated into the new innovative ways of nursing. The purpose of this article is to identify and reflect upon the ways in which nurses are incorporating these principles into practice, and secondly, to reflect on the question of accountability as expressed through the law and through the professional regulatory body's code of professional conduct.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Law and Politics, Faculty of Health, London South Bank University.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fullbrook
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D011057:Politics; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom