Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics 2nd Edition

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1284030202
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1284030204
• Author: Susan J. Westrick

The Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics, Second Edition focuses on the legal aspect of Nursing as it relates to patient safety and quality, environmental health and safety, error reduction and ethical boundaries of practice. Other timely topics include the appropriate use of social media by nursing staff.

The text is written by a nurse attorney who presents complex topics in an understandable manner while providing accurate and well researched content relevant to the practice. Extensive legal research by the author incorporates the most current relevant professional and legal references including case law. The text is uniquely organized into five major sections including: the law and nursing practice; liability in patient care; documentation issues; employment and the workplace; and ethics.

Table contents:

1. The legal environment
2. Regulation of nursing practice
3. Nurses in legal actions
4. Standards of care
5. Defenses to negligence or malpractice
6. Prevention of malpractice
7. Nurses as witnesses
8. Professional liability insurance
9. Accepting or refusing an assignment/patient abandonment
10. Delegation to unlicensed assistive personnel
11. Patients’ rights and responsibilities
12. Confidential communication
13. Competency and guardianship
14. Informed consent
15. Refusal of treatment
16. Pain control
17. Patient teaching and health counseling
18. Medication administration
19. Clients with AIDS and HIV testing
20. Abusive situations
21. Reproductive services
22. Restraints
23. Emergency psychiatric admissions
24. Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
25. Discharge against medical advice
26. The medical record and documentation standards
27. Electronic health information and communications
28. Interdependent nursing functions: verbal orders and telenursing
29. Event reporting and compliance
30. Quality and safety in nursing practice
31. Forensic issues
32. Employer and employee rights
33. Contracts
34. Corporate liability
35. Employment contracts and unionization
36. Employment status liability
37. Staffing issues and floating
38. Americans with Disabilities Act
39. Employees with AIDS/HIV infection and exposure to bloodborne pathogens
40. Impaired nurses
41. Sexual harassment in the workplace
42. Violence in the workplace
43. Intentional torts
44. Environmental health and safety
45. Ethical decision making
46. Professional boundaries and patient relationships
47. Moral courage and patient advocacy
48. Social media and online professionalism
49. Reporting illegal, unethical, or unsafe conduct
50. Maternal versus fetal rights
51. Futility of care
52. Advance directives and end-of-life decisions
53. Assisted suicide

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