Legal and ethical issues in nursing /
Guido, Ginny Wacker.
Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido. - 3rd ed. - NJ : Prentice Hall, 2001. - xi, 484 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0838556590
Nurses--Malpractice--United States.
Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.
Jurisprudence--United States--Nurses' Instruction.
Legislation, Nursing--United States--Nurses' Instruction.
Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido. - 3rd ed. - NJ : Prentice Hall, 2001. - xi, 484 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0838556590
Nurses--Malpractice--United States.
Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.
Jurisprudence--United States--Nurses' Instruction.
Legislation, Nursing--United States--Nurses' Instruction.