Nursing Practice and the Law: Avoiding Malpractice and Other Legal Risks

by O'Keefe, Mary E.

• ISBN13: 9780803606029
• ISBN10: 0803606028
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX. Text, for nurses and students, provides insight on the relationship between law and health care. Specific laws associated with ethical considerations are presented. Chapters include points to consider, summaries, objectives, and key terms. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxiii
I. INTRODUCTION TO NURSING LAW AND ETHICS	1	(94)
American Jurisprudence	3	(20)
David V. Marchand
Legal Terminology	23	(19)
Leanna Marchand
The Nurse and the Legal System	42	(16)
M. Dena Matthews
Ethics in Nursing	58	(37)
Mary E. O'Keefe
II. NURSING PRACTICE AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM	95	(80)
Defining Nursing Practice	97	(21)
Patricia Fedorka
Lenore Kolljeski Resick
Elements of Nursing Negligence	118	(14)
Elizabeth L. Higginbotham
Rosemary Conlon McCarthy
Negligence Specific to Nursing	132	(18)
Jacquelyn K. Hall
Daniel Hall
Vicarious Liability for Nursing Negligence	150	(13)
Jacquelyn K. Hall
Documentation	163	(12)
Elizabeth L. Higginbotham
III. NURSING LAW AND THE PATIENT	175	(40)
The Nurse-Patient Relationship	177	(12)
Anne Marie K. Catalano
Patient Rights	189	(10)
Roselyn Holloway
Informed Consent	199	(16)
Taralynn R. Mackay
IV. NURSING LAW AND MANAGEMENT	215	(84)
Nursing Law and Employment Issues in Nursing	217	(18)
Victoria Berry
Managed Care and the Law	235	(20)
Susan Sportsman
Ana M. Valadez
Alternate Dispute Resolution in Nursing	255	(33)
Mary E. O'Keefe
The Legislative Process	288	(11)
Susan Sportsman
Ana M. Valadez
Shirley Chater
V. NURSING LAW AND SPECIALIZATION	299	(96)
Advanced Practice Nursing	301	(16)
Victoria Berry
Taralynn R. Mackay
Home Health Nursing	317	(19)
Anthony K. Cutrona
Long-Term Care Nursing	336	(16)
Anthony K. Cutrona
Psychiatric Nursing	352	(20)
Cynthia J. Weiss-Kaffie
Nancy E. Purtell
Emergency Nursing	372	(23)
Cheryl Pozzi
VI. NURSING LAW AND FORENSICS	395	(134)
Forensic Nursing	397	(19)
Barbara Power Madden
Barbara Scott Cammuso
Andrea J. Wallen
Life Care Planning	416	(15)
Doreen Casuto
Patricia McCollum
Violence	431	(27)
Cheryl Pozzi
Telecommunications	458	(22)
Mary E. O'Keefe
Correctional Nursing	480	(49)
Mary E. O'Keefe
Glossary	529	(26)
Index	555