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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
