Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing - Couverture souple

Guido, Ginny Wacker

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0131717626 ISBN 13 : 9780131717626

Editeur : Pearson, 2005

Synopsis

The fourth edition of Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing is the essential book that combines legal and ethical knowledge for students and practicing nurses under one cover. It reflects the continuing influence that the law, legal issues, and the field of ethics have on the professional practice of nursing.

            Readers familiar with earlier editions will recognize that much of the content in this text is new or updated to mirror changes in the practice of professional nursing. This edition also combines the field of ethics with legal issues, as these two aspects of  professional nursing practice cannot truly be separated.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing

Fifth Edition

Ginny Wacker Guido, JD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Washington State University Vancouver

 

The fifth edition of Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing continues the tradition of the fourth edition as the essential title that combines legal and ethical knowledge for students and practicing nurses and how they influence the professional practice of nursing.  This influence reflects the expanding autonomous roles of nurses, in the public and community health arena, in acute-care settings, or in long-term and hospice settings.  It also reflects changes in the health care delivery structure, including mandatory nurse-patient ratios, the downsizing or closing of hospitals and other health care delivery agencies, and the continued shortage of professional nurses.

 

New to this edition:

• Expanded ethical coverage, including a new chapter that applies ethical theories to situations that nurses encounter.
• A new ethical issues feature highlighting some of the more frequently encountered ethical issues within an area of the law or clinical practice site.
• Updated information on current laws and their application to nursing.
• New chapter summary format allows easy review of chapter content.
• Much of the content is new or updated to reflect the changes in the law and in the practice of professional nursing.

 

Pearson Health Science

Upper Saddle River, NJ  07458

 

www.pearsonhighered.com

 

Quatrième de couverture

Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing

Ginny Wacker Guido, JD, MSN, RN, University of North Dakota College of Nursing

The definitive sourcebook for basic legal and ethical knowledge for students and practicing nurses. It gives a thorough explanation of the law, its sources, doctrines, and court system, and combines legal and ethical topics to show how both concepts affect nursing practice in all clinical settings. It provides practical tips for improving patient care and reducing liability risks, and answers the legal questions most commonly asked by nurses.

FEATURES

• NEW! New chapters on ambulatory care nursing (Ch. 16) and nursing in managed care settings (Ch. 17).
• NEW! Now includes coverage of multistate licensure, managed care, ambulatory care, alternative or complementary therapies, electronic applications in documentation, telehealth nursing, nursing care of vulnerable patients, mature minors and right to die issues, long-term care nursing, rights of patients in research, and patient education and contracts.
• NEW! Emphasizes ethical principles and a usable ethical model for decision making in clinical areas to help readers make realistic, individual decisions in everyday clinical settings.
• Cites current case examples from courts throughout the United States to provide real-world application of concepts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131717626
• ISBN 13: 9780131717626
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 4
• Nombre de pages: 544
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie