Legal and ethical issues in nursing - Guido, Ginny Wacker (Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006)
Ethics -- Legal concepts and the judicial process -- Anatomy of a lawsuit -- Standards of care -- Tort law -- Nursing liability : defenses -- Informed consent and patient self-determination -- Documentation and confidentiality -- Professional liability insurance -- Nurse practice acts, licensure, and the scope of practice -- Advanced nursing practice roles -- Employment laws : corporate liability issues -- Nursing administration and the nurse manager -- Delegation and supervision -- Federal laws : The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 -- Acute care settings -- Ambulatory care settings -- Managed care settings -- Community health settings -- Long-term care settings -- Academic settings.
Includes index.
Keywords: Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States; Nursing ethics -- United States; Legislation, Nursing -- United States; Ethics, Nursing -- United States; Jurisprudence -- United States; Nursing -- standards -- United States