Publisher's Synopsis
The Long-Term Care Legal Desk Reference, Second Edition
Barbara Acello, MS, RN
The Long-Term Care Legal Desk Reference, Second Edition uses a practical, reality-oriented approach to lawsuit prevention based on need to know information in the long-term care facility. Current trends and issues in healthcare are emphasized, and when appropriate, real world solutions to problems are presented. The text is designed to assist managers to be strong and proactive.
Written by accomplished author, Barbara Acello, MS, RN, this resource will help your facility manage risk and provide quality care with practical information and advice delivered in plain, easy-to-understand language. The book identifies potential legal risks and provides the tools and techniques needed to manage them.
Written specifically for administrators and nurse managers, this book will help you:- Identify the pitfalls and problems that lead directly to the courtroom, and how to avoid them
- Understand the law as it applies to long-term care facility administration, nursing management, and clinical practice
- Understand current clinical information and standards of practice that are useful to managers and will complement more exhaustive sources of long-term care administrative, nursing, clinical, and legal information
View the Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction to Working in Long-Term Care
Chapter 2: Employee Issues
Chapter 3: The Litigation Process
Chapter 4: Standards of Care
Chapter 5: Common Causes of Survey Deficiencies
Chapter 6: Survey Outcomes
Chapter 7: Risk Management
Chapter 8: The Facility Environment
Chapter 9: Change in Condition
Chapter 10: Leading Causes of Lawsuits: Pressure Ulcers
Chapter 11: Leading Causes of Lawsuits: Falls
Chapter 12: Common Singular Event Problems
Chapter 13: Infection-Related Complications
Chapter 14: Progressive Injuries Related to Nutrition and Hydration
Chapter 15: Injuries Precipitated by Progressive Failures and Omissions of Care
Chapter 16: Rights of the Resident
Chapter 17: Medication Monitoring
Chapter 18: Employee Lawsuits
Chapter 19: Self-determination
Chapter 20: Quality Assurance/Benchmarking
Chapter 21: Financial Fraud and Abuse
Chapter 22: Documentation
