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"Nurses are required not only to keep pace with a swiftly changing health care environment and make rapid decisions on critical issues, they must also be cognizant of the legal implications of these decisions. This Fast Factslegal reference provides the quick, reliable legal information that nu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Grant, Paula DiMeo (Autor), Ballard, Diana C. (Diana Christine), 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Publishing Company, [2013]
Colección:Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company)
Temas:
Nursing > Law and legislation > United States.
Nurses > United States > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Nursing > Law and legislation.
Legislation, Nursing
Jurisprudence
Infirmières > États-Unis > Guides, manuels, etc.
Soins infirmiers > Droit > Législation.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Medical & Surgical.
MEDICAL > Nursing > Reference.
Nurses
Nursing > Law and legislation
United States
Handbook
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I: Overview of Nursing and the Law / Paula DiMeo Grant
  • 1. Primary Sources of Law
  • 2. Nurse Practice Acts
  • 3. Nursing Disciplinary Process
  • Part II: Nursing Malpractice/Negligence / Paula DiMeo Grant
  • 4. Negligence/Malpractice
  • 5. Proving Malpractice: The Expert Nurse Witness
  • Part III: Documentation / Diana C. Ballard
  • 6. Principles and Practices of Documentation
  • 7. Electronic Health Records
  • 8. Keys to Reducing Liability
  • Part IV: Informed Consent and Patient Rights / Diana C. Ballard
  • 9. Requirements for Informed Consent
  • 10. High-Risk Areas Associated With Failure to Provide Informed Consent
  • 11. The Patient Self-Determination Act and Advance Directives
  • Part V: Employment Law / Paula DiMeo Grant
  • 12. The Employment Relationship
  • 13. Ethical Obligations and Wrongful Discharge
  • 14. Federal Workplace Laws
  • Part VI: Organization and Business Law: Topics for Nurses / Diana C. Ballard
  • 15. Entity Types and Personal Liability for Owners
  • 16. Hospital Corporate Liability
  • 17. Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management
  • 18. Corporate Compliance
  • Part VII: Disasters and Public Health Emergencies / Diana C. Ballard
  • 19. Legal Framework and Response Coordination
  • 20. Roles of Organizations and Nurses in Disasters
  • Part VIII: Resolving Disputes / Paula DiMeo Grant
  • 21. Anatomy of a Trial
  • 22. Alternative Dispute Resolution.

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