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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing

By:Joseph P. DeMarco, Gary E. Jones, Barbara J. Daly
Publisher:Broadview Press
Print ISBN:9781554813964
eText ISBN:9781460406670
Edition:0
Copyright:2019
Format:Reflowable

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This book is a comprehensive introduction to the many ethical and legal issues that arise in the practice of nursing. Ethical analysis is supplemented with rigorous discussion of precedents from the American legal system as well as the requirements of professional codes operating at the national and state levels. Topics include informed consent, end-of-life treatment, impaired decisional capacity, privacy and confidentiality, and much more.