Essentials of nursing law and ethics
By: Susan J. Westrick, Katherine Dempski.
Contributors: Dempski, Katherine.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Sudbury, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780763753023
Subjects: Nursing ethics; Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States; Legislation, Nursing -- United States; Ethics, Nursing -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

COMTENTS:

The legal environment / Susan J. Westrick and Katherine Dempski -- Regulation of nursing practice / Susan J. Westrick -- Nurses in legal actions / Katherine Dempski -- Standards of care / Katherine Dempski -- Defenses to negligence or malpractice / Susan J. Westrick -- Prevention of malpractice / Katherine Dempski -- Nurses as witnesses / Susan J. Westrick -- Professional liability insurance / Susan J. Westrick -- Refusing an assignment / patient abandonment / Susan J. Westrick -- Delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel / Susan J. Westrick -- Review questions -- Answers -- Patients' rights and responsibilities / Katherine Dempski -- Confidential communication / Susan J. Westrick -- Competency and guardianship / Susan J. Westrick -- Informed consent / Katherine Dempski -- Refusal of treatment  / Katherine Dempski -- Pain control / Katherine Dempski -- Patient teaching and health counseling / SusanJ. Westrick -- Medication administration / Susan J. Westrick -- Clients with AIDS and HIV testing / Katherine Dempski -- Abusive situations / Katherine Dempski -- Reproductive services / Katherine Dempski -- Restraints / Katherine Dempski -- Emergency psychiatric admissions / Katherine Dempski --  Organ and tissue donation and transplantation / Susan J. Westrick -- Discharge against medical advice / Katherine Dempski -- Review questions -- Answers -- The medical record / Katherine Dempski -- Electronic health information and communication / Susan J. Westrick -- Interdependent nursing functions : verbal orders and telenursing / Katherine Dempski -- Event reporting / Katherine Dempski -- Forensic issues / Susan J. Westrick -- Review questions -- Answers -- Employer and employee rights / SusanJ. Westrick -- Contracts / Susan J. Westrick -- Corporate liability / Susan J. Westrick -- Employment contracts and unionization / Susan J. Westrick -- Employment status liability / Susan J. Westrick -- Staffing issues and floating / Susan J. Westrick -- Americans with Disabilities Act / Katherine Dempski -- Employees with AIDS/HIV Infection and exposure to bloodborne pathogens / Katherine Dempski -- Impaired nurses / Susan J. Westrick -- sexual harassment in the workplace / Susan J. Westrick -- Violence in the workplace / Susan J. Westrick -- Intentional torts / Susan J. Westrick --  Review  -- Questions -- Answers -- Ethical decision making / Susan J. Westrick -- Reporting illegal, unethical, or unsafe conduct / Susan J. Westrick -- Maternal versus fetal rights / Katherine Dempski -- Futility of care / Katherine Dempski -- Advance directives and end-of-life decisions / Katherine Dempski -- Assisted Suicide / Katherine Dempski -- Review questions -- Answers -- Appendix : basic legal research / Susan J. Clerc.
Table of contents: title: The legal environment; title: Regulation of nursing practice; title: Nurses in legal actions; title: Standards of care; title: Defenses to negligence or malpractice; title: Prevention of malpractice; title: Nurses as witnesses; title: Professional liability insurance; title: Refusing an assignment/patient abandonment; title: Delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel; title: Patients' rights and responsibilities; title: Confidential communication; title: Competency and guardianship; title: Informed consent; title: Refusal of treatment; title: Pain control; title: Patient teaching and health counseling; title: Medication administration; title: Clients with AIDS and HIV testing; title: Abusive situations; title: Reproductive services; title: Restraints; title: Emergency psychiatric admissions; title: Organ and tissue donation and transplantation; title: Discharge against medical advice; title: The medical record; title: Electronic health information and communication; title: Interdependent nursing functions: verbal orders and telenursing; title: Event reporting; title: Forensic issues; title: Employer and employee rights; title: Contracts; title: Corporate liability; title: Employment contracts and unionization; title: Employment status liability; title: Staffing issues and floating; title: Americans with disabilities act; title: Employees with AIDS/HIV infection and exposure to bloodborne pathogens; title: Impaired nurses; title: Sexual harassment in the workplace; title: Violence in the workplace; title: Intentional torts; title: Ethical decision making; title: Reporting illegal, unethical, or unsafe conduct; title: Maternal versus fetal rights; title: Futility of care; title: Advance directives and end-of-life decisions; title: Assisted suicide