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| Title |
Nursing practice and the law : avoiding malpractice and other legal risks / Mary E. O'Keefe. |
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| Imprint |
Philadelphia, Pa. : F.A. Davis, c2001. |
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| Description |
xxiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. American jurisprudence -- Ch. 2. Legal terminology -- Ch. 3. The nurse and the legal system -- Ch. 4. Ethics in nursing -- Ch. 5. Defining nursing practice -- Ch. 6. Elements of nursing negligence -- Ch. 7. Negligence specific to nursing -- Ch. 8. Vicarious liability for nursing negligence -- Ch. 9. Documentation -- Ch. 10. The nurse-patient relationship -- Ch. 11. Patient rights -- Ch. 12. Informed consent -- Ch. 13. Nursing law and employment issues in nursing -- Ch. 14. Managed care and the law -- Ch. 15. Alternate dispute resolution in nursing -- Ch. 16. The legislative process --Ch. 17. Advanced practice nursing -- Ch. 18. Home health nursing -- Ch. 19. Long-term care nursing -- Ch. 20. Psychiatric nursing -- Ch. 21. Emergency nursing -- Ch. 22. Forensic nursing -- Ch. 23. Life care planning -- Ch. 24. Violence -- Ch. 25. Telecommunications -- Ch. 26. Correctional nursing. |
| Subject |
Nursing -- Law and legislation.
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Nurses -- Malpractice.
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| ISBN |
0803608535 (pbk.) |
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0803606028 (alk. paper) |
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