Describe specific problems, procedures and trends that can create nursing liability and practical steps you can take to reduce or avoid that liability. Discuss contemporary problems of nursing care, expanded obligations mandated by recent court decisions, governmental regulations and development of new technology and procedures.
Table of Contents:
Nursing practices and the law
Patients Rights
Legal risks and responsibilities
Legal risks while off duty
Malpractice liability
Legal aspects of documentation
Nurse's rights as employees
Ethical decision making
Ethical conflicts in clinical practices
Understanding judicial process
Courts cases
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