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Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN,

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Upper Saddle River : Pearson, c2014Edition: 6th editionDescription: xv, 460 p. ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780133355871 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.730414 23
Contents:
Legal concepts and the judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Introduction to ethics -- Application of ethics in nursing practice settings -- Standards of care -- Tort law -- Nursing liability : defenses -- Informed consent and patient self-determination -- Documentation and confidentiality -- Professional liability insurance -- Nurse practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice -- Advanced nursing practice roles -- Corporate liability issues and employment laws -- Federal laws : the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 -- Nursing management and the nurse-managers -- Delegation and supervision, and patient advocacy -- Nursing in acute care settings -- Nursing in ambulatory and managed care settings -- Public and community health care -- Nursing in long-term care settings.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 440-441) and index.

Legal concepts and the judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Introduction to ethics -- Application of ethics in nursing practice settings -- Standards of care -- Tort law -- Nursing liability : defenses -- Informed consent and patient self-determination -- Documentation and confidentiality -- Professional liability insurance -- Nurse practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice -- Advanced nursing practice roles -- Corporate liability issues and employment laws -- Federal laws : the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 -- Nursing management and the nurse-managers -- Delegation and supervision, and patient advocacy -- Nursing in acute care settings -- Nursing in ambulatory and managed care settings -- Public and community health care -- Nursing in long-term care settings.

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