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Content: NURSE\'SLEGALHANDBOOK
CONTRIBUTORS
FOREWORD
1 Nursing practice and the law
Levels of nursing practice
Laws, rules, and regulations
Interpreting your nurse practice act
Keeping nurse practice acts up to date
Standards of nursing care
Legal significance
Nursing licensure
2 Working in diverse clinical settings
Nursing practice vs. medical practice
Legal risks in diverse clinical settings
3 Patients\' rights
Documents upholding patients\' rights
Informed consent
The patient who refuses treatment
Respecting the patient\'s autonomy
Confidentiality and the right to privacy. Patient\'s right to privacyWhen the patient demands his chart
Patient discharge against medical advice
When a patient dies
4 Understanding malpractice liability
Understanding malpractice law
Understanding the statute of limitations
Avoiding malpractice liability
Maintaining professional liability insurance
5 Lawsuits and the legal process
The medical malpractice lawsuit
Defending yourself in a lawsuit
Res judicata
6 Legal risks on the job
Hospital policies
Legal risks caused by understaffing
Legal risks in special care units
Legal responsibility for patient safety. Legal risks when administering drugsTelephone triage
Patient teaching and the law
Incident reports
Caring for a minor
Caring for an abused patient
Caring for a mentally ill or developmentally disabled patient
Caring for a suspected criminal
Upholding a patient\'s living will
Working as a quality management nurse
7 Legal aspects of documentation
Purpose of accurate documentation
Legal significance of the medical record
Nursing documentation
Witnessing and signing documents
Computerized medical records
8 Legal risks while off duty
Legal protection for Good Samaritans. Giving free health care adviceDonating nursing services
Acting during a disaster
9 Nurses\' rights as employees
Understanding employment contracts
Unions
Legal issues in collective bargaining
Grievances and arbitration
10 Ethical decision making
Law vs. ethics
Moral dilemmas
Values and ethics
Ethical theories
Basis of ethical decisions
Internet resources
11 Ethical conflicts in clinical practice
Right to die
Organ transplantation
Perinatal ethics
HIV and AIDS
Abortion and reproductive technology
Genetic engineering and screening
Personal safety in the workplace. Substance abuse among nursesGlossary
Understanding the judicial process
Types of MCOs
Interpretinglegal citations
Court case citations
Index.