Marc Cornock
Legal advice: Is it okay to buy an essay online to help with an assessment?
Submitting someone else's work as your own is plagiarism. It's just not worth the...
Marc Cornock
Promoting one company's products over another's could be seen as unethical, says Marc Cornock.
Book review: Deprivation of Liberty: Collected Guidance
Should be readily available on every ward and unit where safeguarding is an issue - 4/5
Question Marc
I work in a residential home for older people. Can I verify or certify that someone has died during the night instead of calling out a general practitioner?
Deprivation of Liberty: Collected Guidance
Deprivation of liberty can be a confusing subject for lawyers and healthcare professionals alike. Part of the difficulty in understanding and applying deprivation of liberty safeguards is that there is a complex set of regulations and it can be challenging to find specific information from the various sources of published guidance.
Question Marc
My neighbour works in a residential home and calls herself nurse when she introduces herself to people. I have told her that she cannot do this as she is not registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Am I right?
Question Marc
I want to take some time off once my wife has given birth, but my manager says I cannot do this as my wife, who works for the same employer, is taking maternity leave. Is he right?
Question Marc
The mother of one of my patients on the children’s ward has telephoned a few times asking about her five-year-old daughter. The father, with whom the child lives, has asked us not to tell the mother anything. What should we do?
Question Marc
A four-year-old patient has asked me whether Father Christmas exists. His parents say he believes in him but he has been told by other children on the ward that he doesn’t exist. What should I tell him?
A recommended read…
Regular contributors to Nursing Standard suggest some novels you might enjoy over the holiday period
Question Marc
Junior doctors may strike as a result of proposed changes to their contracts. Can my colleagues and I take strike action with them?
Question Marc
Do I need an indemnity arrangement if I only do agency work in a care home, not a hospital?
Question Marc
I have been told that I have to attend a meeting with my manager next week about a complaint that has been received. What should I do?
Question Marc
My ward manager says that I cannot witness a will for one of my patients. Is this true?
Do Doctors and Nurses Kill More People Than Cancer?
Originally published in 2011, this controversial book was released in a Kindle version last year, with a slightly more eye-catching front cover.
Question Marc
Is it okay to say sorry to a patient or relative after an incident has occurred? My manager says we should not do this.
Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime – How Big Pharma Has Corrupted Healthcare
This fascinating if sometimes uncomfortable book deals not with the triumphs that drugs have brought society, but the ‘failures’ – the author’s term – of the drug industry.