Nurses and the Law: A Guide to Principles and Applications

Nurses and the Law: A Guide to Principles and Applications by Brent JD MS RN, Nancy J.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780721691954.

This is a comprehensive and readable presentation of law and ethics and their applications to nursing practice. Organised into three major sectionsOverview (of law and ethics), Fundamental Legal and Ethical Issues and Legal and Ethical Concerns of Nurses in Diverse Roles and Settingsthis authoritative text lucidly explains what the law is, how it works and how it applies to current nursing practice. Updated ethics chapter covering traditional and contemporary perspectives on bioethics, including the ethics of care and institutional ethics Presents and analyses key cases in a unique annotated format to show how law has been applied to particular health care situations. Each chapter begins with Key Principles and ends with Summary of Principles and Applications to facilitate comprehension and review The unique "Ethics Connection" feature integrates ethical issues throughout the text and addresses major topics of current interest, including violence against nurses, short staffing, impaired nursing staff and more Expanded content on quality assessment, managed care, assisted suicide, and community health nursing areas