Florida State University Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care Worksheet
Description
After reading Chapter 8 Legal Issues in Nursing and Health Care, Cherry & Jacob, please respond to the following question:
1. How would you define the two major sources of law which govern nursing practice (Statutory Law and Common Law) and how does each govern and indirectly influence nursing practice? Do you feel these laws accurately address the needs of the modern practitioner? If not, what do you feel should be revised, and how?
2. Chose one area of patient rights and discuss the statutory regulations that establish the patients right to autonomy, self-determination, and informed decision making in health care setting. What area do you feel influences nursing practice and why?
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