Breaching Safe Nursing Practice

Zane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAAN is dean emerita, adjunct professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She teaches and conducts research on medication errors, nurse caring, and nursing education, is a member of St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Quality Improvement Patient Safety Committee, and editorial board member of the journal Patient Safety. Denise Nagle Bailey, EdD, RN, MEd, MSN, CSN, FCPP is a public health nurse and former associate professor and director at the La Salle Neighborhood Nursing Center, La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As Independence Foundation Chair of Nursing Education at La Salle, she fostered interprofessional public health programs and secured grant funding.

“This book is appropriate for students entering the nursing field as well as those who have been practicing for some years. The book is well organized, and each chapter can provoke thoughtful discussion. Contributors address challenging topics and suggest possible solutions and strategies that can support evidence-based practice to promote safe nursing care. Barriers to safe practice are also recognized. The content of the book is applicable to most health care settings, and offers evidence to support students' understanding of ethical clinical practice. ...recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAAN, and Denise Nagle Bailey, EdD, RN, MEd, MSN, CSN, FCPPChapter 1. The Dark Side of NursingZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANChapter 2. Justifying Coercion in Patient CareBeth Marie King, PhD, APRN, ­­PMHNP-BCChapter 3. Lying to Patients for Therapeutic EndsMaureen ­Donohue-Smith, PhD, PMHNPChapter 4. Blurred Lines: Professional Boundary ViolationsDoris C. Vallone, PhD, RN, ­­PMHCNS-BC, and Zane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANChapter 5. “Difficult” PatientsDeborah Byrne, PhD, RN, CNEChapter 6. Neglect and Negligence of PatientsDenise Nagle Bailey, EdD, RN, MEd, MSN, CSN, FCPPChapter 7. Physical Abuse of PatientsZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANChapter 8. Bullying by NursesJeannine Uribe, PhD, RNChapter 9. Relational Incompetence: The Witnessing NurseColleen Maykut, DNP, RN, FCANChapter 10. Reckless Nursing CareZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANChapter 11. Missed Nursing Care: A Covert Error of OmissionJoanne R. Duffy, PhD, RN, FAANChapter 12. Shielding from Bad NewsMary L. Wilby, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, CRNP, ­­ANP-BCChapter 13. Failure to Report Abuse and WhistleblowingDenise Nagle Bailey, EdD, RN, MEd, MSN, CSN, FCPPChapter 14. Homicide and Nursing StaffZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANChapter 15. Mistakes Versus CrimesZane Robinson Wolf, PhD, RN, CNE, FCPP, ANEF, FAANAnswers to ­­Multiple-Choice QuestionsAbout the ContributorsIndex