Nurses and the Law: A Guide to Principles and Applications - Brossura

Brent, Nancy J.

 
9780721691954: Nurses and the Law: A Guide to Principles and Applications

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Winner of two 1997 AJN Book of the Year awards in its previous edition, this comprehensive and readable text addresses questions regarding the law and legal/ethical issues affecting nurses. It explains what the law is, how the law works, and how it applies to nursing practice. It provides the knowledge needed to respond appropriately to a broad range of situations.

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Contenuti

OVERVIEW · The Government and the Law · The Nurse and the Judicial System · Ethics and Nursing Practice · Concepts of Negligence, Professional Negligence, and Liability · Professional Negligence: Prevention and Defense · The Nurse and Quality Patient Care · Other Torts and Civil Rights · Administrative Law · Criminal Law · Contract Law · FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES · Reproductive and Family Concerns · Informed Consent and Informed Refusal of Treatment · Issues in Death and Dying · Issues Related to Violence · LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONCERNS OF NURSES IN DIVERSE ROLES AND SETTINGS · Licensure and Nursing Practice · The Nurse as Employee · The Nurse in the Acute Care Setting · The Nurse as Administrator · The Nurse in the Community · The Nurse in the Academic Setting · The Nurse in Advanced Practice · The Nurse as Entrepreneur · Appendices

Product Description

Book by Brent JD MS RN Nancy J

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9780721634630: Nurses and the Law

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ISBN 10:  072163463X ISBN 13:  9780721634630
Casa editrice: W B Saunders Co Ltd, 1997
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