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Nursing malpractice : liability and risk management / Charles C. Sharpe.
- Title
- Nursing malpractice : liability and risk management / Charles C. Sharpe.
- Author
- Sharpe, Charles C., 1935-
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Auburn House, c1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | RT85.6 .S53 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 219 p.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Nurses Instruction.
- Bibliography (note)
- "Bibliography": p. [211]-214.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. The Law -- 2. Malpractice -- 3. Defenses in Malpractice -- 4. Standards of Nursing Care -- 5. The Nurse at Risk for a Malpractice Lawsuit -- 6. The Legal Process -- 7. Surviving Notification of a Nursing Malpractice Lawsuit -- 8. Preparing for and Surviving a Deposition and a Trial -- 9. Defensive Documentation -- 10. The Medical Record As Evidence in Nursing Malpractice -- 11. Legal Implications of Informed Consent -- 12. Legal Implications of Advance Directives and No-Code Orders -- 13. Malpractice Insurance -- 14. The National Practitioner Data Bank -- 15. Disciplinary Actions by State Boards of Nursing under Nurse Practice Acts -- 16. Roles of the Professional Nurse in the Legal Process -- App. I. State Laws on Patient Access to Medical Records -- App. II. List of Web Sites -- App. III. List of State Boards of Nursing.
- ISBN
- 0865692807 (alk. paper)
- 0865692866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98031027
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries