Download or read book The Long-Term Care Legal Desk Reference, Second Edition written by Barbara Acello and published by Hcpro, a Division of Simplify Compliance. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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