Nurse's Legal Handbook by Kathy Ferrell (2015, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN-101496302605
ISBN-139781496302601
eBay Product ID (ePID)211949612

Product Key Features

Number of Pages418 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNurse's Legal Handbook
SubjectMedical Law & Legislation, Nursing / Reference, Malpractice, Nursing / Management & Leadership, Nursing / General
Publication Year2015
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLaw, Medical
AuthorKathy Ferrell
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight14.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5 in

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Edition Number6
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2015-021076
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentChapter 1 Nursing Practice and the Law By Mariea Urubek, RN, MSN, JD Chapter 2 Working in Diverse Clinical Settings By Leslie M. Durr, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC Chapter 3 Patient's Rights By Kelli M. Hansen, BSN, RN, CMCN, LNC, CSA Chapter 4 Understanding Malpractice Liability By Rebecca F. Cady, Esq., BSN, CPHRM, DFASHRM Chapter 5 Lawsuits and the Legal Process By Kristopher T. Starr, RN, MSN, JD, CEN, CPEN ? Chapter 6 Legal Risks on the Job By Samantha M. Steiner, JD, RN Chapter 7 Legal Aspects of Documentation Patricia Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC Chapter 8 Legal Risks While Off Duty By Taralynn R. Mackay, RN, JD Chapter 9 Nurses' Rights as Employees By Lanette L. Anderson, MSN, JD, RN Chapter 10 Ethical Decision Making By Frances W. Sills, MSN, APN, CLNC, RN Chapter 11 Ethics in Nursing Practice By Edith Brous, RN, BSN, MS, MPH, JD
SynopsisSelected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Here is the current authoritative tool you need as you weigh potential ethical issues and make important decisions for you and your patients. Nurse's Legal Handbook works as your personal legal nurse consultant, with practical direction on how to navigate legal ethics, pitfalls, and preventative steps. This indispensable handbook demonstrates the issues with recent nursing malpractice cases, to help you be protected and informed regarding your legal rights, risks, and responsibilities as a nurse. Get informed on current laws, practice standards, and areas of legal liability ... · NEW Current laws and trends in litigation that affect nursing · NEW Current legal/ethical controversies, including: the definition of death; the nurse's response to a patient request to stop treatment · NEW Legal guidance on: o How to protect yourself from being sued for nursing negligence o The importance of professional liability insurance o The litigation process, and the four elements needed to prove nursing negligence or malpractice o Signs you are at risk for civil or criminal prosecution o What to do if you are named as a defendant o Testifying as a nurse expert o Nursing documentation as the best courtroom evidence o How testifying experts use medical records in malpractice litigation o The effects of Good Samaritan Laws on nursing o Making ethical decisions; ethical relationships with patients and coworkers o Your employee rights; the meanings of employee contracts; and whistleblowing · NEW How the states' Nurse Practice Acts and the current American Nurse Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice regulate quality of care · NEW How nursing standards and hospital policies affect court decisions · NEW Ethical issues raised by landmark cases: End of life, quality of life; laws such as the Patient Self-Determination Act; violence against nurses and the ANA's response · Crucial information for advanced practice nurses and nurse practitioners, legal nurse consultants, risk managers, critical care nurses, medical/surgical nurses, nurse attorneys, emergency nurses, long-term care nurses, and nurse educators, Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! An authoritative guide to the legal and ethical issues faced daily by nurses, this handbook includes real-life examples and information from hundreds of court cases. It covers the full range of contemporary concerns, including computer documentation, workplace violence and harassment, needlesticks, telephone triage, pain management, prescribing, privacy, and confidentiality. An entire chapter explains step-by-step what to expect in a malpractice lawsuit., Here is the current authoritative tool you need as you weigh potential ethical issues and make important decisions for you and your patients. Nurse's Legal Handbook works as your personal legal nurse consultant, with practical direction on how to navigate legal ethics, pitfalls, and preventative steps. This indispensable handbook demonstrates the issues with recent nursing malpractice cases, to help you be protected and informed regarding your legal rights, risks, and responsibilities as a nurse. Get informed on current laws, practice standards, and areas of legal liability ... - NEW Current laws and trends in litigation that affect nursing - NEW Current legal/ethical controversies, including: the definition of death; the nurse's response to a patient request to stop treatment - NEW Legal guidance on: o How to protect yourself from being sued for nursing negligence o The importance of professional liability insurance o The litigation process, and the four elements needed to prove nursing negligence or malpractice o Signs you are at risk for civil or criminal prosecution o What to do if you are named as a defendant o Testifying as a nurse expert o Nursing documentation as the best courtroom evidence o How testifying experts use medical records in malpractice litigation o The effects of Good Samaritan Laws on nursing o Making ethical decisions; ethical relationships with patients and coworkers o Your employee rights; the meanings of employee contracts; and whistleblowing - NEW How the states' Nurse Practice Acts and the current American Nurse Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice regulate quality of care - NEW How nursing standards and hospital policies affect court decisions - NEW Ethical issues raised by landmark cases: End of life, quality of life; laws such as the Patient Self-Determination Act; violence against nurses and the ANA's response - Crucial information for advanced practice nurses and nurse practitioners, legal nurse consultants, risk managers, critical care nurses, medical/surgical nurses, nurse attorneys, emergency nurses, long-term care nurses, and nurse educators
LC Classification NumberRT86.73

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