Legal and ethical issues in nursing /

Guido, Ginny Wacker.

Legal and ethical issues in nursing / Ginny Wacker Guido - Third Edition - New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c2000 - xi, 484 pages ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Part 1. Introduction to the Law and the Judicial Process -- Part 2. Introduction to Ethics -- Part 3. Liability Issues -- Part 4. Impact of the Law on the Professional Practice of Nursing .

This third edition reflects the continuing influence that the law, legal issues, and the field of ethics have on the professional practice of nursing . Professional accountability and responsibility are ever increasing, particularly as nurses become more autonomous.

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ETHICS -- NURSING

KF 2915.N8 .G85 2000