Ch. 1. Nursing practice -- Ch. 2. Standards of care -- Ch. 3. The law -- Ch. 4. Lobbying -- Ch. 5. Ethics in nursing -- Ch. 6. Intentional and quasi-intentional torts -- Ch. 7. Common areas of negligence and liability -- Ch. 8. Documentation and the nurse -- Ch. 9. Electronic documentation -- Ch. 10. Risk management -- Ch. 11. Informed consent -- Ch. 12. Facility liability: employment issues -- Ch. 13. Liability of the nurse manager -- Ch. 14. The nurse and the medical malpractice lawsuit -- Ch. 15. The expert -- Ch. 16. Professional liability insurance -- Ch. 17. The nurse and the contract -- Ch. 18. Conflict management and the nurse