Cargando…

Nurse's Legal Handbook.

The newly revised Fifth Edition of this handbook is an up-to-the-minute, authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses. Replete with real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases, the book covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including compute...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Springhouse
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, 2004.
Edición:5th ed.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000Mu 4500
001 EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn908511379
003 OCoLC
005 20240329122006.0
006 m o d
007 cr |n|||||||||
008 150509s2004 pau o 000 0 eng d
040 |a EBLCP  |b eng  |e pn  |c EBLCP  |d YDXCP  |d OCLCQ  |d ZCU  |d MERUC  |d ICG  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d DKC  |d AU@  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCL 
019 |a 923524274  |a 929496090 
020 |a 9781469880846 
020 |a 1469880849 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV043620139 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV044074202 
035 |a (OCoLC)908511379  |z (OCoLC)923524274  |z (OCoLC)929496090 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 4 |a RT86.73 
082 0 4 |a 344.7304/14 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Springhouse. 
245 1 0 |a Nurse's Legal Handbook. 
250 |a 5th ed. 
260 |a Philadelphia :  |b Wolters Kluwer Health,  |c 2004. 
300 |a 1 online resource (441 pages) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
505 0 |a NURSE'SLEGALHANDBOOK; CONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD; 1 Nursing practice and the law; Levels of nursing practice; Laws, rules, and regulations; Interpreting your nurse practice act; Keeping nurse practice acts up to date; Standards of nursing care; Legal significance; Nursing licensure; 2 Working in diverse clinical settings; Nursing practice vs. medical practice; Legal risks in diverse clinical settings; 3 Patients' rights; Documents upholding patients' rights; Informed consent; The patient who refuses treatment; Respecting the patient's autonomy; Confidentiality and the right to privacy. 
505 8 |a Patient's right to privacyWhen the patient demands his chart; Patient discharge against medical advice; When a patient dies; 4 Understanding malpractice liability; Understanding malpractice law; Understanding the statute of limitations; Avoiding malpractice liability; Maintaining professional liability insurance; 5 Lawsuits and the legal process; The medical malpractice lawsuit; Defending yourself in a lawsuit; Res judicata; 6 Legal risks on the job; Hospital policies; Legal risks caused by understaffing; Legal risks in special care units; Legal responsibility for patient safety. 
505 8 |a Legal risks when administering drugsTelephone triage; Patient teaching and the law; Incident reports; Caring for a minor; Caring for an abused patient; Caring for a mentally ill or developmentally disabled patient; Caring for a suspected criminal; Upholding a patient's living will; Working as a quality management nurse; 7 Legal aspects of documentation; Purpose of accurate documentation; Legal significance of the medical record; Nursing documentation; Witnessing and signing documents; Computerized medical records; 8 Legal risks while off duty; Legal protection for Good Samaritans. 
505 8 |a Giving free health care adviceDonating nursing services; Acting during a disaster; 9 Nurses' rights as employees; Understanding employment contracts; Unions; Legal issues in collective bargaining; Grievances and arbitration; 10 Ethical decision making; Law vs. ethics; Moral dilemmas; Values and ethics; Ethical theories; Basis of ethical decisions; Internet resources; 11 Ethical conflicts in clinical practice; Right to die; Organ transplantation; Perinatal ethics; HIV and AIDS; Abortion and reproductive technology; Genetic engineering and screening; Personal safety in the workplace. 
505 8 |a Substance abuse among nursesGlossary; Understanding the judicial process; Types of MCOs; Interpretinglegal citations; Court case citations; Index. 
520 |a The newly revised Fifth Edition of this handbook is an up-to-the-minute, authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses. Replete with real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases, the book covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, cloning, stem cell research, pain management, euthanasia, prescribing, privacy, and confidentiality as well as the nursing shortage. New topics include workplace violence and harassment, needlesticks, telephone triage, and quality assurance. A new Legal Tip logo highlights proactive. 
590 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b Ebook Central Academic Complete 
650 0 |a Nursing  |x Practice  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Nursing ethics. 
650 0 |a Nursing  |x Law and legislation  |z United States. 
650 2 |a Ethics, Nursing 
650 6 |a Soins infirmiers  |x Pratique  |z États-Unis. 
650 6 |a Infirmières  |x Déontologie. 
650 7 |a Nursing ethics  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Nursing  |x Law and legislation  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Nursing  |x Practice  |2 fast 
651 7 |a United States  |2 fast  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 
758 |i has work:  |a Nurse's Legal Handbook (Text)  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCXg9jxM7pfxVQPYmQ8CjP3  |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Springhouse.  |t Nurse's Legal Handbook.  |d Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health, ©2004  |z 9781582552804 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2032584  |z Texto completo 
938 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b EBLB  |n EBL2032584 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 11705497 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP