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Legal issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.

Title
Legal issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.
Author
Guido, Ginny Wacker.
Publication
Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, 1997.

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Description
xi, 412 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Jurisprudence
  • Legislation, Nursing
  • Malpractice
  • Nurses > Malpractice > United States
  • Nursing > Law and legislation > United States
  • United States
Contents
1. Legal Concepts -- 2. The Judicial Process -- 3. Anatomy of a Lawsuit -- 4. Standards of Care -- 5. Negligence and Malpractice -- 6. Intentional Torts -- 7. Nursing Liability: Defenses -- 8. Informed Consent and Patient Self-Determination -- 9. Documentation and Confidentiality -- 10. Professional Liability Insurance -- 11. Nurse Practice Acts, Licensure, and the Scope of Practice -- 12. Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing -- 13. Nursing in Hospital Settings -- 14. Employment Laws: Corporate Liability Issues -- 15. Nursing Administration and the Nurse Manager -- 16. Contract Principles -- 17. Federal Laws -- 18. Nursing in Community Health Settings -- 19. Nursing in Academic Settings -- 20. Ethics -- App. A. ANA Code of Ethics -- App. B. International Code for Nurses -- App. C. Sample Professional Liability Insurance Policy -- App. D. Model Practice of Nursing Acts.
ISBN
0838556477 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
96017338
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries