Legal issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.

By: Guido, Ginny Wacker [author]
Publisher: Staford, CT. : Appleton and Lange, [1997]Copyright date: c1997Edition: Second editionDescription: xi, 412 pages; 23 cm. + instructor's manualContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0838556477 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780838556474Subject(s): Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States | Nurses -- Malpractice -- United StatesDDC classification: 347.304414 LOC classification: KF2915.N8 | G85 1997
Contents:
Legal concepts -- The judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Standards of care -- Negligence and malpractice -- Intentional torts -- Nursing liability : defenses -- Informed consent and patient self-determination -- Documentation and confidentiality -- Professional liability insurance -- Nursing practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice -- Advanced practice roles in nursing -- Nursing in hospital settings -- Employment laws : corporate liability issues -- Nursing administration and the nurse manager -- Contract principles -- Federal laws -- Nursing in community health settings -- Nursing in academic settings -- Ethics -- Appendices : A. ANA Codes of Ethics ; B. International Code for Nurses ; C. Sample professional liability insurance policy ; D. Model practice of nursing acts.
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Includes index.

Legal concepts --
The judicial process --
Anatomy of a lawsuit --
Standards of care --
Negligence and malpractice --
Intentional torts --
Nursing liability : defenses --
Informed consent and patient self-determination --
Documentation and confidentiality --
Professional liability insurance --
Nursing practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice --
Advanced practice roles in nursing --
Nursing in hospital settings --
Employment laws : corporate liability issues --
Nursing administration and the nurse manager --
Contract principles --
Federal laws --
Nursing in community health settings --
Nursing in academic settings --
Ethics --
Appendices : A. ANA Codes of Ethics ; B. International Code for Nurses ; C. Sample professional liability insurance policy ; D. Model practice of nursing acts.

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