Legal issues of an Advanced Practice Nurse in the Workplace
Choose one topic from the following list and evaluate how the chosen topic impacts your role as an advanced practice nurse. What are the legal implications related to your role? Analyze how understanding of the chosen topic will impact your future role as an advanced practice nurse.
Choose one:
Employer and employee rights
American with Disabilities Act
Employment contracts and unionization
Corporate liability
Sexual harassment in the workplace
Employees with AIDS/HIV and exposure to bloodborne pathogens
Environmental health and safety
Require reading
Textbook Readings
Read the following topics in Essentials of Nursing Law and Ethics:
\"Abusive Situations\"
\"Restraints\"
\"Emergency Psychiatric Admissions\"
\"Discharge Against Medical Advice\"
\"Employers and Employee Rights\"
\"Corporate Liability\"
\"Employment Contracts and Unionization\"
\"Employment Status Liability\"
\"Americans with Disabilities Act\"
\"Employees with AIDS/HIV Infection and Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens\"
\"Environmental Health and Safety\"
Journal Readings
Please retrieve and read the following journal article from the Library.
Kirton, C. A. (2014). HIV infection and its implication for nurse leaders. Nursing Management, 45(10), 24-31.
