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Nursing practice and the law : avoiding malpractice and other legal risks / Mary E. O'Keefe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co., c2001.Description: xxiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780803606029 (alk. paper)
  • 0803606028 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.730414 OKE
LOC classification:
  • KF2915.N8 O38 2001
Contents:
I.Introduction to nursing law and ethics -- 1.American jurisprudence. David V. Marchand -- 2.Legal terminology. Leanna Marchand -- 3.The nurse and the legal system. M. Dena Matthews -- 4.Ethics in nursing. Mary E. O\'Keeffe -- II.Nursing practice and the legal system -- 5.Defining nursing practice. Patricia Fedorka, Lenore Kollheski Resick -- 5.Elements of nursing negligence -- 7.Negligence specific to nursing. Jacquelyn K. Hall, Daniel Hall -- 8.Vicarious liability for nursing negligence. Jacquelyn K. Hall --- 9.Documentation. Elizabeth L. Higginbotham -- III.Nursing law and the patient - 10.The nurse-patrient relationshp. Anne Marie K. Catalano -- 11.Patient rights. Roselyn Holloway --12.Informed consent. Taralynn R. MacKay -- IV.Nursing law and management -- 13.Nursing law and employment issues in nursing. Victoria Berry -- 14.Managed care and the law. Susan Sportsman, Ana M. Valadez -- 15.Alternative dispute resolution in nursing. Mary E. O\'Keefe -- 16.The legislative process. Susan Sportsman, Ana M. Valadez, Shirley Chater -- V.Nursing law and specialization -- 17.Advanced practice nursing. Victoria Berry, Taralynn R. Mackay -- 18.Home health nursing. Anthony K. Cutrona - 19.Long-term care nursing. Anthony K. Cutrona -- 20.Psychiatric nursing. Cynthia J. Weiss-Kaffie, Nancy E. Purtell -- 21.Emergency nursing. Cherly Pozzi -- VI.Nursing law and forensics -- 22.Foensic nursing.Barbara Power Madden, Barbara Scott Cammuson, Andrea J. Wallen -- 23.Life care planning. Doreen Casuto, Patricia McCollum -- 24.Violence. Cherly Pozzi -- 25.Telecommunications. Mary E. O\'Keefe -- 26.Correctional nursing. Mary E. O\'Keefe.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 344.730414 OKE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 3 Available 209707

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I.Introduction to nursing law and ethics -- 1.American jurisprudence. David V. Marchand -- 2.Legal terminology. Leanna Marchand -- 3.The nurse and the legal system. M. Dena Matthews -- 4.Ethics in nursing. Mary E. O\'Keeffe -- II.Nursing practice and the legal system -- 5.Defining nursing practice. Patricia Fedorka, Lenore Kollheski Resick -- 5.Elements of nursing negligence -- 7.Negligence specific to nursing. Jacquelyn K. Hall, Daniel Hall -- 8.Vicarious liability for nursing negligence. Jacquelyn K. Hall --- 9.Documentation. Elizabeth L. Higginbotham -- III.Nursing law and the patient - 10.The nurse-patrient relationshp. Anne Marie K. Catalano -- 11.Patient rights. Roselyn Holloway --12.Informed consent. Taralynn R. MacKay -- IV.Nursing law and management -- 13.Nursing law and employment issues in nursing. Victoria Berry -- 14.Managed care and the law. Susan Sportsman, Ana M. Valadez -- 15.Alternative dispute resolution in nursing. Mary E. O\'Keefe -- 16.The legislative process. Susan Sportsman, Ana M. Valadez, Shirley Chater -- V.Nursing law and specialization -- 17.Advanced practice nursing. Victoria Berry, Taralynn R. Mackay -- 18.Home health nursing. Anthony K. Cutrona - 19.Long-term care nursing. Anthony K. Cutrona -- 20.Psychiatric nursing. Cynthia J. Weiss-Kaffie, Nancy E. Purtell -- 21.Emergency nursing. Cherly Pozzi -- VI.Nursing law and forensics -- 22.Foensic nursing.Barbara Power Madden, Barbara Scott Cammuson, Andrea J. Wallen -- 23.Life care planning. Doreen Casuto, Patricia McCollum -- 24.Violence. Cherly Pozzi -- 25.Telecommunications. Mary E. O\'Keefe -- 26.Correctional nursing. Mary E. O\'Keefe.

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