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An overview of legal issues affecting nurses and nursing practice. Organized into Overview of the Law, Legal Issues and Legal Concerns of Nurses in Diverse Roles and Settings, this text explains what the law is, how it works and how it applies to current nursing practice. It also explores a range of contemporary issues in nursing, including violence in the family, violence against nurses, the nurse establishing a business, ethical issues affecting nursing practice today, and more. The book features quick-reference appendices that provide information on how to select an attorney, guidelines for legal research and a table of selected journals with legal columns.