Legal and ethical issues in nursing
By: Ginny Wacker Guido.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 532
Subjects: Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States; Nursing ethics -- United States; Legislation, Nursing; Ethics, Nursing; Jurisprudence; Nursing -- standards
Notes: Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ethics; 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: Nurse practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice; title: Advanced nursing practice roles; title: Employment laws : corporate liability issues; title: Nursing administration 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: Acute care settings; title: Ambulatory care settings; title: Managed care settings; title: Community health settings; title: Long-term care settings; title: Academic settings.