Category: Legal Issues

  • Legal Issues Regarding Medical Records

    Responding to the subpoena, it is essential to comply with all legal and regulatory rules. Since it is stated that medical professionals have 30 days to respond in writing to the request of the attorney for the subpoena, it is necessary to gather the information and find a possible solution. Firstly, subpoena duces tecum from…

  • Nursing Levels of Practice, Legal and Regulatory Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction The APRNs scope of practice depends significantly on the regulations in the particular state. Certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurses belong to the category of APRN. The demographic tendencies show that the population in the United States will become older, and the expected…

  • Implementing Ethico-Legal Issues in Nursing Practice

    Caldwell, E.S., Lu, H., & Harding, T. (2010). Encompassing multiple moral paradigms: a challenge for nursing educators. Nursing Ethics 17 (2), 189-199. Aim This is a case study conducted on a Chinese student studying in a European nursing school to explore the challenges that this student and his instructors face upon encountering complex ethical situations.…

  • Legal, Financial and Legal Issues Surrounding Meaningful Use

    Goals of meaningful use The adoption of meaningful use of health information technology by healthcare organizations has the potential to improve patient outcomes across the world (Kaufman, Roberts, Merrill, Lai & Bakken, 2006; Hannah et al., 2011). Meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) by healthcare organizations is intended to promote patient care and coordinate…

  • Nursing Levels of Practice, Legal and Regulatory Issues

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Reference Introduction The APRNs scope of practice depends significantly on the regulations in the particular state. Certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurses belong to the category of APRN. The demographic tendencies show that the population in the United States will become older, and the expected…

  • Organ Donation: Possibilities, Threats and Legal Issues

    Abstract There has always been an air of controversy around organ and tissue donation. At some points, religion intruded the field of medicine, claiming that brain death and the Catholic definition of death did not quite coincide and, therefore, the person who is considered dead by medical experts might not be considered diseased by the…

  • Legal Issues of an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Workplace

    One of the major goals of the healthcare sector entails ensuring that all stakeholders, including nurses, employees, and patients, operate in a secure environment. Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) play a major role in helping to realize the above objective by assuring all interested parties of a workplace setting that is free of counterproductive practices such…

  • Future Legal Issues in Education

    Table of Contents Introduction Educational initiatives dealing with disability The measures on school safety Bullying in schools Freedom of expression in schools Gang activities in schools Mental distress in schools Conclusion References Introduction Education is one of the core foundations for the development of any society. The educational initiatives in the United States including No…