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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457544203321

Autore

Smith Mable H

Titolo

The legal, professional, and ethical dimensions of education in nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Mable H. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2012

ISBN

1-280-12890-9

9786613532787

0-8261-9954-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (397 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithMable H

Disciplina

344.73/074

Soggetti

Nursing - Study and teaching - Law and legislation - United States

Education, Higher - Law and legislation - United States

Nursing ethics - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: The legal, professional, and ethical dimensions of higher education. c2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The legal rights of students -- The legal rights of students and faculty : related to freedom of speech -- Faculty protection against lawsuits / Mable H. Smith with contributions by Yvonne D. McKoy -- Faculty and the employment relationship / Mable H. Smith and Yvonne D. McKoy -- Faculty relations in academic environments -- The teaching role of faculty / RIchardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith -- The scholarship role of nursing faculty -- The service/ practice role of faculty / RIchardean Benjamin and Mable H. Smith -- Ethical considerations in education environments.

Sommario/riassunto

The only volume on higher education law written specifically for nursing faculty, this volume imparts the basic foundations of the legal, professional, and ethical issues that concern faculty on a daily basis. It clearly defines the legal rights of students, professors, and educational institutions along with the case laws supporting those rights. Each chapter contains a vivid legal scenario, related legal principles and theoretical foundations, and critical thinking questions. Written by an author who is both a nurse educator and attorney, the volume



emphasizes sound decision making so that r