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Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics

Susan J. Westrick

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ISBN: 9781284030204
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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.
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    Chapter 1 The Legal Environment
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    Chapter 2 Regulation of Nursing Practice
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    Chapter 3 Nurses in Legal Actions
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    Chapter 4 Standards of Care
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    Chapter 5 Defenses to Negligence or Malpractice
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    Chapter 6 Prevention of Malpractice
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    Chapter 7 Nurses as Witnesses
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    Chapter 8 Professional Liability Insurance
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    Chapter 9 Accepting or Refusing an Assignment/Patient
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    Chapter 10 Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
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    Chapter 11 Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities
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    Chapter 12 Confidential Communication
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    Chapter 13 Competency and Guardianship
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    Chapter 14 Informed Consent
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    Chapter 15 Refusal of Treatment
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    Chapter 16 Pain Control
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    Chapter 17 Patient Teaching and Health Counseling
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    Chapter 19 Clients with AIDS and HIV Testing
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    Chapter 20 Abusive Situations
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    Chapter 21 Reproductive Services
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    Chapter 22 Restraints
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    Chapter 23 Emergency Psychiatric Admissions
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    Chapter 24 Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
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    Chapter 25 Discharge Against Medical Advice
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    Chapter 26 The Medical Record and Documentation Standards
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    Chapter 27 Electronic Health Information and Communications
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    Chapter 28 Interdependent Nursing Functions: Verbal
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    Chapter 29 Event Reporting and Compliance
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    Chapter 30 Quality and Safety in Nursing Practice
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    Chapter 31 Forensic Issues
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    Chapter 32 Employer and Employee Rights
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    Chapter 33 Contracts
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    Chapter 34 Corporate Liability
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    Chapter 35 Employment Contracts and Unionization
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    Chapter 36 Employment Status Liability
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    Chapter 37 Staffing Issues and Floating
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    Chapter 38 Americans with Disabilities Act
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    Chapter 39 Employees with AIDS/HIV Infection and Exposure
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    Chapter 40 Impaired Nurses
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    Chapter 41 Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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    Chapter 42 Violence in the Workplace
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    Chapter 43 Intentional Torts
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    Chapter 44 Environmental Health and Safety
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    Chapter 45 Ethical Decision Making
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    Chapter 46 Professional Boundaries and Patient Relationships
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    Chapter 47 Moral Courage and Patient Advocacy
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    Chapter 48 Social Media and Online Professionalism
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    Chapter 49 Reporting Illegal, Unethical, or Unsafe Conduct
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    Chapter 50 Maternal and Fetal Rights
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    Chapter 51 Futility of Care
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    Chapter 52 Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decisions
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    Chapter 53 Assisted Suicide
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    Chapter 54 Basic Legal Research
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    Chapter 55 Glossary of Legal Terms
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