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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797542703321

Titolo

Nurse's legal handbook / / clinical editor, Kathy G. Ferrell, BS, RN, LNCC, Board Certified, Medical-Legal Consulting, Thompson's Station, Tennessee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-4963-0261-3

Edizione

[Sixth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (478 pages)

Disciplina

344.7304/14

Soggetti

Nursing - Law and legislation - United States

Nursing ethics - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nursing practice and the law / by Mariea Urubek -- Working in diverse clinical settings / by Leslie M. Durr -- Patients' rights / by Kelli M. Hansen -- Understanding malpractice liability / by Rebecca F. Cady -- Lawsuits and the legal process / by Kristopher T. Starr -- Legal risks on the job / by Samantha M. Steiner -- Legal aspects of documentation / by Patricia Iyer -- Legal risks while off duty / by Taralynn R. Mackay -- Nurses' rights as employees / by Lanette L. Anderson -- Ethical decision making / by Frances W. Sills -- Ethics in nursing practice / by Edith Brous.