Legal, Ethical, and Political Issues in Nursing Second Edition

1 Nursing Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1 Nursing Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Key Chapter Concepts 3 Chapter Thoughts 3 Objectives 4 Introduction 4 Licensure 4 National Practitioner Data Bank 28 Financial Responsibility for Practice 30 Keep in Mind 30 In a Nutshell 31 Afterthoughts 31 Ethics in Practice 32 References 32 Resource 33 2 Nursing and the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 2 Standards of Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Key Chapter Concepts 37 Chapter Thoughts 37 Objectives 38 Introduction 38 Standards of Care 38 Developing Standards of Care 44 Legal Implications of Standards of Care 45 Legal Theories and Standards of Care 48 Keep in Mind 49 In a Nutshell 50 Afterthoughts 50 Ethics in Practice 51