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Nurses are responsible for being aware of the laws and regulations affecting their nursing care in the state(s) in which they are practicing. If allegations are made regarding a nurse’s professional conduct or provision of client care, the excuse “I did not know” does not hold up in a court of law or with a state’s Board of Nursing. This chapter will provide foundational legal ...
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Jul 23, 2013 · Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. The nondiscrimination requirements apply to organizations that receive financial assistance from any Federal department or agency, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
43 also known as intentional or blatant discrimination, occurs when an individual or group 44 acts upon those attitudes and beliefs (Black, Johnson & VanHoose, 2015; Gee & Ro, 45 2009). This form of discrimination may be manifested as microagressions in the form of 46 a microassault. Implicit or unintentional discrimination can be as detrimental as
How Some States are Using Civil Rights Law to Combat Discrimination. Understanding that discrimination plays a role both historically and contemporaneously in the determinants of health, the public health community has often considered the role of civil rights law as one tool to help move toward the goal of health equity. 18 Civil rights law today is based upon an amalgamation of federal ...
- Dawn Pepin, Samantha Bent Weber
- 2019
May 20, 2023 · Abstract. Although discrimination both by clinicians and by patients and families is relatively common in the United States, the laws that can be used to address these two types of discrimination ...
The nondiscrimination requirements of the law apply to employers and organizations that receive financial assistance from any Federal department or agency, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). These organizations and employers include many hospitals, nursing homes, mental health centers and human service programs.
