Overview

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

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Author:   Paula DiMeo Grant ,  Diana Ballard
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9780826110459

ISBN 10:   0826110452
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   10 April 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

PART I: OVERVIEW OF NURSING AND THE LAW Chapter 1. Primary Sources of Law Chapter 2. Nurse Practice Acts Chapter 3. Nursing Disciplinary Process PART II: NURSING/NEGLIGENCE MALPRACTICE Chapter 4. Negligence/Malpractice Chapter 5. Proving Malpractice: The Expert Nurse Witness PART III: DOCUMENTATION Chapter 6. Principles and Practices of Documentation Chapter 7. Electronic Health Records (EHR) Chapter 8. Keys to Reducing Liability PART IV: INFORMED CONSENT AND PATIENT RIGHTS Chapter 9. Requirements for Informed Consent Chapter 10. High Risk Area Associated with Failure to Provide Informed Consent Chapter 11. The Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA), Advanced Directives PART V: EMPLOYMENT LAW Chapter 12. The Employment Relationship Chapter 13. Ethical Obligations and Wrongful Discharge Chapter 14. Federal Workplace Laws PART VI: ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS LAW: TOPICS FOR NURSES Chapter 15. Entity Types and Personal Liability for Owners Chapter 16. Hospital Corporate Liability Chapter 17. Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management Chapter 18. Corporate Compliance PART VII: DISASTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES Chapter 19. Legal Framework and Response Coordination Chapter 20. Roles of Organizations and Nurses in Disasters PART VIII: RESOLVING DISPUTES Chapter 21. Anatomy of a Trial Chapter 22. Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Paula DiMeo Grant, JD, MA, BSN , RN, is a nurse attorney admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and currently is in private practice. Her experience includes litigation, mediation, and nursing disciplinary defense. Since 2011, she has been an adjunct faculty member in the Legal Studies Department at Hunter College, New York, New York. Diana Ballard, RN, MBA, JD, has over three decades of experience in executive health care management in major health care organizations. She has served in a number of senior management positions including Chief Nursing Officer, Corporate Vice President, and Chief Compliance Officer. She has held adjunct faculty appointments at Adelphi University, Yale University School of Nursing, and the University of New Haven, among others, and has taught and published extensively in health care and health law subjects. Ms. Ballard owns a consulting firm offering services in business and program development, health care and health systems management and is the creator and trademark owner of CarePower, a self-improvement approach to excellence in customer service. She was affiliated as counsel to the law firm of Susman, Duffy & Segaloff, P.C., New Haven, CT, for 15 years, practicing in all aspects of health care law.

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