Legal and ethical issues in nursing
By: Ginny Wacker Guido.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9780135079980
Subjects: Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States; Nursing ethics -- United States; Legislation, Nursing -- United States; Ethics, Nursing -- United States; Jurisprudence -- United States; Nursing -- standards -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to ethics; title: Application of ethics in nursing practice settings; title: Legal concepts and the judicial process; title: Anatomy of a lawsuit; title: Standards of care; title: Tort law; title: Nursing liability : defenses; title: Informed consent and patient self-determination; title: Documentation and confidentiality; title: Professional liability insurance; title: Nursing practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice; title: Advanced nursing practice roles; title: Corporate liability issues and employment laws; title: Nursing management and the nurse manager; title: Delegation and supervision; title: Federal laws : the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; title: Nursing in acute care settings; title: Public and community health care; title: Nursing in ambulatory and managed care settings; title: Nursing in long-term care settings.