Part I - The Law and Nursing Practice Chapter 1: The Legal Environment Chapter 2: Regulation of Nursing Practice Chapter 3: Nurses in Legal Actions Chapter 4: Standards of Care Chapter 5: Defenses to Negligence or Malpractice Chapter 6: Prevention of Malpractice Chapter 7: Nurses as Witnesses Chapter 8: Professional Liability Insurance Chapter 9: Accepting or Refusing an Assignment/Patient Abandonment Chapter 10: Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Part II - Liability in Patient Care Chapter 11: Patients' Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 12: Confidential Communication Chapter 13: Competency and Guardianship Chapter 14: Informed Consent Chapter 15: Refusal of Treatment Chapter 16: Pain Control Chapter 17: Patient Teaching and Health Counseling Chapter 18: Medication Administration Chapter 19: Clients with AIDS and HIV Testing Chapter 20: Abusive Situations Chapter 21: Reproductive Services Chapter 22: Restraints Chapter 23: Emergency Psychiatric Admissions Chapter 24: Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Chapter 25: Discharge Against Medical Advice Part III - Documentation and Regulatory Compliance Chapter 26: The Medical Record and Documentation Standards Chapter 27: Electronic Health Information and Communication Chapter 28: Interdependent Nursing Functions: Verbal Orders and Telenursing Chapter 29: Event Reporting and Compliance Chapter 30: Quality and Safety Chapter 31: Forensic Issues Part IV - Employment and the Workplace Chapter 32: Employer and Employee Rights Chapter 33: Contracts Chapter 34: Corporate Liability Chapter 35: Employment Contracts and Unionization Chapter 36: Employment Status Liability Chapter 37: Staffing Issues and Floating Chapter 38: Americans with Disabilities Act Chapter 40: Impaired Nurses Chapter 41: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Chapter 42: Violence in the Workplace Chapter 43: Intentional Torts Chapter 44: Environmental Health and Safety Part V - Ethics Chapter 45: Ethical Decision Making Chapter 46: Professional Boundaries and Patient Relationships Chapter 47: Moral Courage and Patient Advocacy Chapter 48: Social Media and Online Professionalism Chapter 49: Reporting Illegal, Unethical, or Unsafe Conduct Chapter 50: Maternal and Fetal Rights Chapter 51: Futility of Care Chapter 52: Advance Directives and End-of-Life Decisions Chapter 53: Assisted Suicide Appendix A: Basic Legal Research Appendix B: Legal Glossary Case Index.