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Legal & Ethical Issues in Nursing, 7th edition

  • Ginny Wacker Guido
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Legal and Ethical Issues in Nursing is a complete guide to applying the law and ethics in nursing, across settings. Useful as both a learning tool and a professional resource, the text is a comprehensive review of legal and ethical issues for nurses at all levels of education and licensure in all clinical settings. It reflects the influence of the law and ethics on professional nursing, as seen in the expanding autonomous roles of nurses and changes in health care delivery and clientele.

The 7th Edition offers the most up-to-date coverage of laws, ethics and trends in professional nursing. It includes new ongoing case studies applying chapter content, a new discussion of organizational ethics, and expanded ethical scenarios and decision-making guidelines.

Published by Pearson (September 15th 2020) - Copyright © 2020

ISBN-13: 9780134701233

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS

  1. Legal Concepts and the Judicial Process
  2. Anatomy of a Lawsuit

PART 2: ETHICS IN NURSING PRACTICE

  1. Introduction to Ethics
  2. Application of Ethics in Nursing Practice Settings

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