Legal & ethical issues in nursing /
Guido, Ginny Wacker.
Legal & ethical issues in nursing / Legal and ethical issues in nursing Ginny Wacker Guido. - 5th ed. - Boston : Pearson, c2010. - xxiii, 549 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0135079985 (pbk.) 9780135079980 (pbk.)
2009018100
GBA951260 bnb
101503672 DNLM 015265258 Uk
Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.
Nursing ethics--United States.
KF2915.N8 / G85 2010
344.7304/14
2009 K-666 WY 33 AA1 / G9L 2010
Legal & ethical issues in nursing / Legal and ethical issues in nursing Ginny Wacker Guido. - 5th ed. - Boston : Pearson, c2010. - xxiii, 549 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0135079985 (pbk.) 9780135079980 (pbk.)
2009018100
GBA951260 bnb
101503672 DNLM 015265258 Uk
Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.
Nursing ethics--United States.
KF2915.N8 / G85 2010
344.7304/14
2009 K-666 WY 33 AA1 / G9L 2010