Fast Facts About Nursing and the Law: Law for Nurses in a Nutshell - Couverture souple

Grant BSN MA JD RN, Paula DiMeo; Ballard JD MBA RN, Diana

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0826110452 ISBN 13 : 9780826110459

Editeur : Springer Publishing Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

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

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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.

Diana Ballard, RN, MBA, JD, has over three decades of experience in executive health care management in major health care organizations. She has served in a number of senior management positions including Chief Nursing Officer, Corporate Vice President, and Chief Compliance Officer. She has held adjunct faculty appointments at Adelphi University, Yale University School of Nursing, and the University of New Haven, among others, and has taught and published extensively in health care and health law subjects. Ms. Ballard owns a consulting firm offering services in business and program development, health care and health systems management and is the creator and trademark owner of CarePower, a self-improvement approach to excellence in customer service. She was affiliated as counsel to the law firm of Susman, Duffy & Segaloff, P.C., New Haven, CT, for 15 years, practicing in all aspects of health care law.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826110452
• ISBN 13: 9780826110459
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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