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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454046103321

Titolo

Nurse's legal handbook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2004]

©2004

ISBN

1-4698-8084-9

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (441 p.)

Disciplina

344.7304/14

Soggetti

Nursing - Practice - United States

Nursing ethics

Nursing - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nursing practice and the law -- Working in diverse clinical settings -- Patients' rights -- Understanding malpractice liability -- Lawsuits and the legal process -- Legal risks on the job -- Legal aspects of documentation -- Legal risks while off duty -- Nurses' rights as employees -- Ethical decision making -- Ethical conflicts in clinical practice.