Legal, ethical, and political issues in nursing / [edited by] Tonia Dandry Aiken with Joseph T. Catalano
Imprint
Philadelphia : Davis, c1994
Descript
xx, 297 p. ; 23 cm
CONTENT
The law -- Ethics in nursing -- Nursing practice -- Standards of care -- The nurse and the lawsuit -- Informed consent -- Common areas of negligence and liability -- Intentional torts -- Professional liability insurance -- Liability of nursing supervisors -- Hospital liability - employment issues -- The nurse and the contract -- Documentation -- Lobbying : how to implement change -- The americans with disabilities act --