Nurse's legal handbook.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Springhouse Corporation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Practice--United States.

Nursing.

Nursing ethics.

Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The newly revised Fifth Edition of this handbook is an up-to-the-minute, authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses. Replete with real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases, the book covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, cloning, stem cell research, pain management, euthanasia, prescribing, privacy, and confidentiality as well as the nursing shortage. New topics include workplace violence and harassment, needlesticks, telephone triage, and quality assurance. A new Legal Tip logo highlights proactive, protective actions nurses can take, and an entire chapter explains step-by-step what to expect in a malpractice lawsuit.

Contents:

Nursing practice and the law

Working in diverse clinical settings

Patients' rights

Understanding malpractice liability

Lawsuits and the legal process

Legal risks on the job

Legal aspects of documentation

Legal risks while off duty

Nurses' rights as employees

Ethical decision making

Ethical conflicts in clinical practice.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4698-8084-9

OCLC:

908511379