Law and Ethics in Advanced Practice Nursing

by Diane Kjervik, Edith Ann Brous

Overview

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"This is an extremely valuable book for practicing APNs and students in APN programs. The authors demystify legal/ethical/political issues and make them understandable for advanced practice nurses. The authors help to focus APNs on these important and necessary aspects of nursing practice."Score: 100, 5 stars

--Doody's

The book presents an overview of the history and current state of advance practice nursing and the law both nationally and internationally. The authors provide detailed, exemplary legal and ethical case studies that frame pivotal moments in practice.

The book's key topics include nursing pedagogy related to law, international law and nursing, future roles for APNs that may be legally and ethically supported, and potential challenges to APN practice. The book also discusses current issues that affect nursing law for advance practice, such as autonomy in end of life situations, conflicts between professional duties, and caring needs.

Key Features:

• Presents the history and current state of the law and advance practice nursing
• Summarizes and analyzes legal and ethical issues facing APNs
• Provides guidelines for how to prevent lawsuits
• Offers guidance on dealing with a lawsuit filed against you
• Provides international comparisons of legal and ethical considerations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826114594
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/28/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	226
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Diane K. Kjervik, JD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Chair, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She received a BSN from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an MS in Psychiatric Nursing from the UCSF, and a JD from William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota. She recently served as Director of the Carolina Women's Center and as President of The American Association of Nurse Attorneys (TAANA). She is also member of numerous organizations such as the American Bar Association and the American Nurses Association. In both 2004 and 1998, she received the TAANA Outstanding Advocate Award. And in 2006 she received the prestigious Mary Turner Lane Award from the Association of Women Faculty and Professionals at UNC-Chapel Hill for her work on behalf of women. She is a peer reviewer for many journals and has reviewed grants for federal agencies including the National Library of Medicine, the Bureau of Health Professions in Rockville, Maryland, and the Advisory Council for the National Center for Nursing Research at NIH. She also served as Chair of the Committee on Standards for Legal Content in Nursing Education of TAANA, and as Director of Governmental Relations and Associate Director of Research for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Prof. Kjervik is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nursing Law, the author of numerous articles, chapters, and books, and a frequent speaker on topics dealing with the legal rights and ethical responsibilities of health professionals.

Table of Contents

I. The history of law related to advanced practice nursing

A. Exemplary legal or ethical cases studies that frame pivotal moments innursing history
B. Human/ethical issues affecting nursing law
C. Practice pattern changes affected by law

II. Advanced Practice nursing and current US law

A. Overview
B. Malpractice/negligence
C.Labor/employment issues
D. Licensure
E. Documentation
F. Delegation
G. Safety
H. Consent
I. End of life issues
J. Regulation
K. Advanced practice specialties

III. Nursing pedagogy in relation to law

A. Nursing theory and law
B. Teaching strategies
C. Research approaches

IV. International law and nurses

A. English common law
B. European continental law
C. Professional caregiving in international contexts
D. Global health needs and shortages

V. Conclusion

A. Future roles for APNs that may be legally and ethically supported
B. Potential legal challenges to APN practice

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kathleen M. Woodruff, DNP, RN, ANP-BC(USC School of Social Work)
Description: This is a comprehensive guide to the legal and ethical aspects of the advanced practice nursing (APN) role. The authors, both with law degrees, are uniquely prepared to educate nurses on this extremely complex area of nursing practice.
Purpose: The purpose is not only to provide a historical basis of the development of the APN role, but also to explore the legal and ethical challenges. It also provides current APNs with the tools to impact the law, ethics, and policy. Practical case presentations illustrate issues such as malpractice, contracts, and ethical conflicts.
Audience: This book is written for APNs in practice, nurse educators teaching in APN programs, and basic and applied nursing researchers who are studying phenomena of concern to APNs. It will be a helpful resource for lawyers and ethicists who work with APNs or in healthcare. The authors are experts in this field and are fluent in translating this information for advanced practice nurses.
Features: This is a wonderful resource that is both readable and practical for advanced practice nurses. It provides an interesting history of the origins and struggles of the APN role. It presents practical information on issues related to law/ethics, contract issues, malpractice, licensure, and practice regulations. It also educates readers in understanding the basics of creating change in practice within the legal and political arenas. The book also provides clear information regarding global nursing and the impact of international issues.
Assessment: This is an extremely valuable book for practicing APNs and students in APN programs. The authors demystify legal/ethical/political issues and make them understandable for advanced practice nurses. The authors help to focus APNs on these important and necessary aspects of nursing practice.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP (Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description: This is a comprehensive guide to the legal and ethical aspects of the advanced practice nursing (APN) role. The authors, both with law degrees, are uniquely prepared to educate nurses on this extremely complex area of nursing practice.
Purpose: The purpose is not only to provide a historical basis of the development of the APN role, but also to explore the legal and ethical challenges. It also provides current APNs with the tools to impact the law, ethics, and policy. Practical case presentations illustrate issues such as malpractice, contracts, and ethical conflicts.
Audience: This book is written for APNs in practice, nurse educators teaching in APN programs, and basic and applied nursing researchers who are studying phenomena of concern to APNs. It will be a helpful resource for lawyers and ethicists who work with APNs or in healthcare. The authors are experts in this field and are fluent in translating this information for advanced practice nurses.
Features: This is a wonderful resource that is both readable and practical for advanced practice nurses. It provides an interesting history of the origins and struggles of the APN role. It presents practical information on issues related to law/ethics, contract issues, malpractice, licensure, and practice regulations. It also educates readers in understanding the basics of creating change in practice within the legal and political arenas. The book also provides clear information regarding global nursing and the impact of international issues.
Assessment: This is an extremely valuable book for practicing APNs and students in APN programs. The authors demystify legal/ethical/political issues and make them understandable for advanced practice nurses. The authors help to focus APNs on these important and necessary aspects of nursing practice.

Doody Reviews