Class 6 Unit 4 Discussion (L)

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Reading Resources Textbook Readings

Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics

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 Assisted Personnel" Chapter 37: "Staffing Issues and Floating"

Journal Readings

Please retrieve and read the following journal articles from the Library. Articles can be located through a search in the CINAHL database, OVID database, the Library (links to these are located under the Academic Tools), or by using the link at the end of the reference if provided.

American Nurses Association Nursing World. (2016). Patient safety: Rights of registered nurses when considering a patient assignment. Retrieved from

American Nurses Association Nursing World. (2009). Patient safety: Rights of registered nurses when considering a patient assignment. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy- Advocacy/Positions-and-Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position -Statements-Alphabetically/Patient- Safety-Rights-of-Registered-Nurses-When-Considering-a-Patient-Assignment.html

Anselmi, K. K. (2012). Nurses’ personal liability vs. employers’ vicarious liability. MEDSURG Nursing, 21(1), 45–48.

Library Help:

Resources to help you navigate the Library include:

1. A direct link to the Library resources relevant to undergraduate nursing is http://library.kaplan.edu/un_nursing_resources

2. An introduction to T.O.R.C.H. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/content.php?pid=288347&sid=2371334

3. Nursing and medical/health studies guide. (2012). Kaplan Higher Education Corporation. Retrieved from http://library.kaplan.edu/nursingresearchguide

Web Resources

Reference in APA format

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Web and Library Searching: What's the difference?

http://library.kaplan.edu/webandlibrarysearch_tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn the differences in content and media findable on the Web and through online library databases, and how to consider which tool is best for your research tasks.

Web and Library Searching: Evaluating Resources

http://library.kaplan.edu/webandlibrarysearch_evaluatingsources

Practice

Test Your Knowledge

Each week, you will have the opportunity to self-test your knowledge regarding key concepts of the unit. No grades — just a checkpoint! Have some fun and see what you know!

Self-test your Unit 4 knowledge here.

For those questions that you were not successful in answering, you should review the related concepts and retake the self-test as often as you feel necessary prior to completing the Unit 4 Quiz.