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Author
Title
Legal issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.
Published
Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, [1997]
Copyright
©1997
Call Number
KF2915.N8 G85 1997
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
0838556477 (alk. paper)
Description
xi, 412 pages ; 23 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)34604216
Note
Includes index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1
Legal Concepts
3
2
The Judicial Process
17
3
Anatomy of a Lawsuit
35
4
Standards of Care
53
5
Negligence and Malpractice
65
6
Intentional Torts
81
7
Nursing Liability: Defenses
93
8
Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination
113
9
Documentation and Confidentiality
149
10
Professional Liability Insurance
173
11
Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice
187
12
Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing
213
13
Nursing in Hospital Settings
229
14
Employment Laws: Corporate Liability Issues
249
15
Nursing Administration and the Nurse Manager
273
16
Contract Principles
293
17
Federal Laws
303
18
Nursing in Community Health Settings
319
19
Nursing in Academic Settings
341
20
Ethics
355
Glossary
367
App. A
ANA Code of Ethics
389
App. B
International Code for Nurses
390
App. C
Sample Professional Liability Insurance Policy
392
App. D
Model Practice of Nursing Acts
395
Index
399