Fast Facts About Nursing and the Law (eBook)

Law for Nurses in a Nutshell

Paula Dimeo Grant, Diana Ballard (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
234 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-1046-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Nurses are required not only to keep pace with a swiftly changing health care environment and make rapid decisions on critical issues, they must also be cognizant of the legal implications of these decisions. This Fast Factslegal reference provides the quick, reliable legal information that nurses need to protect themselves in practice, management, and education. The only resource of its kind, it has been authored by highly respected nurse attorneys and practitioners who present complex information in straightforward, accessible language organized into easily digestible segments. Key Topics:Malpractice/negligence issues Workplace, organization, and business law, Legal concerns in the classroom Disaster and public health emergenciesNurse Practice Acts and the disciplinary processInformed consent and patient rights Risk management and compliance Trials and alternatives in dispute resolution

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.4.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Fast Facts
• Reihe/Serie: Fast Facts
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-1046-0 / 0826110460
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-1046-6 / 9780826110466