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Nurses and the law : a guide to principles and applications / Nancy J. Brent.

Title: Nurses and the law : a guide to principles and applications / Nancy J. Brent.
Author: Brent, Nancy J.
Publication: Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [1997], ©1997.

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Description

xxi, 586 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subjects

Genre/Form

Nurses Instruction.

Note

Contents

Ch. 1. The Government and the Law -- Ch. 2. The Nurse and the Judicial System -- Ch. 3. Concepts of Negligence, Professional Negligence, and Liability -- Ch. 4. Professional Negligence: Prevention and Defense -- Ch. 5. Quality Assurance and Risk Management -- Ch. 6. Other Torts and Civil Rights -- Ch. 7. Administrative Law -- Ch. 8. Criminal Law -- Ch. 9. Contract Law -- Ch. 10. Ethics and Nursing Practice / Margaret R. Douglas -- Ch. 11. Reproductive and Family Concerns -- Ch. 12. Informed Consent and Refusal of Treatment -- Ch. 13. Issues in Death and Dying -- Ch. 14. Issues Related to Violence -- Ch. 15. Licensure and Nursing Practice -- Ch. 16. The Nurse As Employee -- Ch. 17. The Nurse in the Acute Care Setting -- Ch. 18. The Nurse As Administrator -- Ch. 19. The Nurse in the Community / Penny Simpson Brooke -- Ch. 20. The Nurse in the Academic Setting -- Ch. 21. The Nurse in Advanced Practice / Paula Henry -- Ch. 22. The Nurse as Entrepreneur --
App. A. Interview Guidelines and Assessment Criteria for Choosing an Attorney -- App. B. Guidelines for Legal Research -- App. C. State Nurses' Associations, State Regulatory Agencies, and Selected Nursing Organizations -- App. D. Annotated Listing of Selected Legal Columns in Nursing Journals.

ISBN

072163463X

LCCN

96030633

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries