Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.

By: Guido, Ginny WackerMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2006Edition: 4th edDescription: xi, 532 p. : 24 cmISBN: 0131717626Other title: Legal & ethical issues in nursingSubject(s): Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States | Nursing ethics -- United States | Legislation, Nursing -- United States | Ethics, Nursing -- United States | Jurisprudence -- United States | Nursing -- standards -- United StatesLOC classification: KF2915 | .N8G85 2006NLM classification: WY 33 AA1Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Ethics -- Legal concepts and the judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- 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 -- Employment laws : corporate liability issues -- Nursing administration and the nurse manager -- Delegation and supervision -- Federal laws : The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 -- Acute care settings -- Ambulatory care settings -- Managed care settings -- Community health settings -- Long-term care settings -- Academic settings.
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Includes index.

Ethics -- Legal concepts and the judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- 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 -- Employment laws : corporate liability issues -- Nursing administration and the nurse manager -- Delegation and supervision -- Federal laws : The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 -- Acute care settings -- Ambulatory care settings -- Managed care settings -- Community health settings -- Long-term care settings -- Academic settings.

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