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Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido.

Author/creator Guido, Ginny Wacker
Other author/creatorGuido, Ginny Wacker Legal issues in nursing.
Format Book and Print
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, ©2001.
Descriptionxi, 484 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Ch. 1. Legal concepts -- Ch. 2. The judicial process -- Ch. 3. Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Ch. 4. Ethics -- Ch. 5. Standards of care -- Ch. 6. Tort law -- Ch. 7. Nursing liability: defenses -- Ch. 8. Informed consent and patient self-determination -- Ch. 9. Documentation and confidentiality -- Ch. 10. Professional liability insurance -- Ch. 11. Nurse practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice -- Ch. 12. Advanced nursing practice roles -- Ch. 13. Nursing in acute care settings -- Ch. 14. Employment laws: corporate liability issues -- Ch. 15. Nursing administration and the nurse-manager -- Ch. 16. Ambulatory care nursing -- Ch. 17. Nursing in managed care settings -- Ch. 18. Nursing in community health settings -- Ch. 19. Nursing in academic settings -- Ch. 20. Federal laws: The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and The Civil Rights Act Of 1991.
General noteRev. ed. of: Legal issues in nursing. 2nd ed. c1997.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 00022586
ISBN0838556590 :

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