All citizens, regardless of their state or setting, must adhere to a variety of laws. Additional laws apply to licensed health care workers and specific settings of practice. There are public and private laws. This chapter enables the reader to list the sources of laws. It describes the actions that could potentially cause legal problems or liability related to: abuse, advance directives, assault and battery, competency, confidentiality, consent, defamation, do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, false imprisonment, incidents and accidents, malpractice, restraint use, supervisory responsibilities, and telephone orders. Because of the risks present in long-term care nursing, nurses must be knowledgeable about laws affecting their practice, current on evidence-based best practice, and proactive in assuring they practice in a legally sound manner. The chapter describes the actions to promote a legally sound practice.