Part I: THE LAW AND NURSING PRACTICEChapter 1: The Legal EnvironmentChapter 2: Regulation of Nursing Practice Chapter 3: Nurses in Legal ActionsChapter 4: Standards of CareChapter 5: Defenses to Negligence or MalpracticeChapter 6: Prevention of MalpracticeChapter 7: Nurses as WitnessesChapter 8: Professional Liability InsuranceChapter 9: Accepting or Refusing an Assignment/Patient AbandonmentChapter 10: Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive PersonnelPart II: LIABILITY IN PATIENT CAREChapter 11: Patients' Rights and ResponsibilitiesChapter 12: Confidential CommunicationChapter 13: Competency and GuardianshipChapter 14: Informed ConsentChapter 15: Refusal of TreatmentChapter 16: Pain ControlChapter 17: Patient Teaching and Health CounselingChapter 18: Medication AdministrationChapter 19: Clients with AIDS and HIV TestingChapter 20: Abusive SituationsChapter 21: Reproductive ServicesChapter 22: RestraintsChapter 23: Emergency Psychiatric AdmissionsChapter 24: Organ and Tissue Donation and TransplantationChapter 25: Discharge Against Medical Advice Part III: DOCUMENTATION AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Chapter 26: The Medical Record and Documentation StandardsChapter 27: Electronic Health Information and CommunicationChapter 28: Interdependent Nursing Functions: Verbal Orders and TelenursingChapter 29: Event Reporting and ComplianceChapter 30: Quality and SafetyChapter 31: Forensic IssuesPart IV: EMPLOYMENT AND THE WORKPLACEChapter 32: Employer and Employee RightsChapter 33: ContractsChapter 34: Corporate LiabilityChapter 35: Employment Contracts and UnionizationChapter 36: Employment Status LiabilityChapter 37: Staffing Issues and FloatingChapter 38: Americans with Disabilities ActChapter 40: Impaired NursesChapter 41: Sexual Harassment in the WorkplaceChapter 42: Violence in the WorkplaceChapter 43: Intentional TortsChapter 44: Environmental Health and SafetyPart V: ETHICSChapter 45: Ethical Decision MakingChapter 46: Professional Boundaries and Patient RelationshipsChapter 47: Moral Courage and Patient AdvocacyChapter 48: Social Media and Online ProfessionalismChapter 49: Reporting Illegal, Unethical, or Unsafe ConductChapter 50: Maternal and Fetal RightsChapter 51: Futility of CareChapter 52: Advance Directives and End-of-Life DecisionsChapter 53: Assisted Suicide.