NURS 2510: Legal/Ethical Issues in Health Care (Hodges)

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This research guide lists sources from AUM's Library and others on the Web that you can use for research on nursing legal and ethical issues. If you have questions, please:

  • go to the Reference Desk on the Library's second floor
  • call the Reference Desk at 334-244-3649 when we are open
  • Ask A Librarian by e-mail

 

Reference Sources

Reference sources and librarians at the Reference Desk can help you:

  • explore potential topics that interest you
  • find background information on your chosen topic
  • locate brief factual information like statistics, dates, names, and places quickly
  • create a list of words that describe your topic (You'll need these when you search for books and articles on your topic.)
  • determine the best sources for finding information on your topic

The print reference sources listed here are a sample of what's available in Reference on the second floor and in Legal Reference on the third floor, Phase I.

  • Nurse’s Legal Handbook
    Reference: RT86.73 .N855 2004
  • Advanced Practice Nurse’s Legal Handbook
    Reference: RT86.7 .C33 2003
  • Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
    Reference: RT85 .C63 2001
  • Practical Ethics for Nurses and Nursing Students: A Short Reference Manual
    Reference: RT85 .P72 2002
  • Encyclopedia of Bioethics
    Reference: QH332 .E52 2004
  • Black's Law Dictionary
    Reference: KF156 .B53 2004
    Legal Reference: KF156 .B53 2004

 

Cases

Check out this Web site to gain a better understanding of the federal court system. The decisions of these courts are included in the reporters listed to the right. The reporters are located in Legal Reference on the third floor, Phase I. The full text of decisions for federal and state cases is also available in the Library's legal databases.

States have similar court systems. To learn more about courts in Alabama, click on the link below.

Reading a legal citation:
Deerman v. Beverly California Corp.
518 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. Appl. 1999)

  • Deerman v. Beverly California Corp. = parties in the case
  • 518 S.E.2d 804 = volume number (518), reporter title (South Eastern 2d series), beginning page number (804)
  • N.C. Appl. 1999 = court (North Carolina Appellate Court) & date

Legal Databases

Reporters

  • Atlantic Reporter (A.2d)
  • North Eastern Reporter (N.E.2d)
  • North Western Reporter (N.W.2d)
  • Pacific Reporter (P.2d, P.3d)
  • South Eastern Reporter (S.E., S.E.2d)
  • South Western Reporter (S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d)
  • Southern Reporter (So., So.2d) - includes Alabama cases
  • Federal Reporter (F.2d)
  • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d, F.Supp.3d)
  • Supreme Court Reporter (U.S.)

 

Law Review/Journal Articles

To find law review and journal articles, use the Library's online databases which are accessible off campus.

The entire text of many articles is included in the Library's databases. If an article is not in the database you are searching, you may be able to find it in another database or in the Library's Periodicals Collection by typing the journal title into:

Journals in the Periodicals Collection on the second floor of the Library are arranged by call number. Ask at the Reference Desk if you need assistance.

You may request articles that are not available in the Library's resources through Interlibrary Loan.

Legal Databases

Print Legal Index

  • Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
    Reference: Index Tables

Nursing & Medical Databases

 

World Wide Web

Check this source for finding legal cases involving nurses.

 

Citing Your Sources

Why do sources have to be cited?

  • to give credit to the original author
  • to avoid plagiarism
  • to help others find and verify information

You can read more about plagiarism in CQ Researcher (September 19, 2003).

How do I cite sources?

Copies of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are available at the Reference Desk on the second floor. You can also consult Web sites providing information on APA citation format.

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