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Legal & ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.
Holman Biotech Commons KF2915.N8 G85 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guido, Ginny Wacker.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.
- Nursing.
- Nursing--Law and legislation.
- Nursing ethics.
- United States.
- Nursing ethics--United States.
- Legislation, Nursing.
- Ethics, Nursing.
- Jurisprudence.
- Nursing--standards.
- Medical Subjects:
- Legislation, Nursing.
- United States.
- Ethics, Nursing.
- Jurisprudence.
- Nursing--standards.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 549 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Other Title:
- Legal and ethical issues in nursing
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson, [2010]
- Contents:
- Introduction to ethics
- Application of ethics in nursing practice settings
- 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
- Corporate liability issues and employment laws
- Nursing management and the nurse-manager
- Delegation and supervision
- Federal laws: the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Nursing in acute care settings
- Nursing in ambulatory and managed care settings
- Public and community health care
- Nursing in long-term care settings.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780135079980
- 0135079985
- OCLC:
- 297146404
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