Grant, Paula DiMeo, <br/><br/>
Fast facts about nursing and the law :  law for nurses in a nutshell / 
 Nursing and the law  Law for nurses in a nutshell 
Paula DiMeo Grant, Diana C. Ballard. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 220 pages) 
 - Fast facts .
 - Fast facts (Springer Publishing Company) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical referencesand index. 
<br/><br/> Overview of Nursing and the Law /  Primary Sources of Law --  Nurse Practice Acts --  Nursing Disciplinary Process --  Nursing Malpractice/Negligence /  Negligence/Malpractice --  Proving Malpractice: The Expert Nurse Witness --  Documentation /  Principles and Practices of Documentation --  Electronic Health Records --  Keys to Reducing Liability --  Informed Consent and Patient Rights /  Requirements for Informed Consent --  High-Risk Areas Associated With Failure to Provide Informed Consent --  The Patient Self-Determination Act and Advance Directives --  Employment Law /  The Employment Relationship --  Ethical Obligations and Wrongful Discharge --  Federal Workplace Laws --  Organization and Business Law:  Topics for Nurses /  Entity Types and Personal Liability for Owners --  Hospital Corporate Liability --  Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management --  Corporate Compliance --  Disasters and Public Health Emergencies /  Legal Framework and Response Coordination --  Roles of Organizations and Nurses in Disasters --  Resolving Disputes /  Anatomy of a Trial --  Alternative Dispute Resolution.  Paula DiMeo Grant --  Paula DiMeo Grant --  Diana C. Ballard --  Diana C. Ballard --  Paula DiMeo Grant --  Diana C. Ballard --  Diana C. Ballard --  Paula DiMeo Grant --  Part I:  1.  2.  3.  Part II:  4.  5.  Part III:  6.  7.  8.  Part IV:  9.  10.  11.  Part V:  12.  13.  14.  Part VI:  15.  16.  17.  18.  Part VII:  19.  20.  Part VIII:  21.  22. 
<br/><br/> "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 emergencies; Nurse Practice Acts and the disciplinary process; Informed consent and patient rights; Risk management and compliance; Trials and alternatives in dispute resolution."--Publisher's description 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0826110460 9780826110466 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>7ACA4B19-2D5D-49AC-ACC5-C32B4DC3067D  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nursing--Law and legislation--United States.<br/>Nurses--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Nursing--Law and legislation.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF2915.N8  / G73 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.73 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WY 49