Law & Ethics for Health Professions
by Judson, Karen; Harrison, CarleneEdition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2015-01-05
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary
Law and Ethics for Health Professions explains how to navigate the numerous legal and ethical issues that health care professionals face every day. Topics are based upon real-world scenarios and dilemmas from a variety of health care practitioners. Through the presentation of Learning Outcomes, Key Terms, From the Perspective of, Ethics Issues, Chapter Reviews, Case Studies, Internet Activities, Court Cases, and Video Vignettes, students learn about legal and ethical problems and situations that health care professions currently face. In the seventh edition, chapters 3 and 8 have been substantially revised to reflect changes in today’s health care world. Students also use critical thinking skills to learn how to resolve real-life situations and theoretical scenarios and to decide how legal and ethical issues are relevant to the health care profession in which they will practice.
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Table of Contents
PART 1 THE FOUNDATIONS OF LAW AND ETHICS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Law and Ethics
Chapter 2 Making Ethical Decisions
Chapter 3 The Health Care Team
Chapter 4 Law, the Courts, and Contracts
CARE PART 2 LEGAL ISSUES FOR WORKING HEALTH PRACTITIONERS
Chapter 5 Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice
Chapter 6 Defenses to Liability Suits
Chapter 7 Medical Records and Informed Consent
Chapter 8 Privacy, Security, and Fraud
PART 3 PROFESSIONAL, SOCIAL, AND INTERPERSONAL HEALTH CARE ISSUES
Chapter 9 Physicians’ Public Duties and Responsibilities
Chapter 10 Workplace Legalities
Chapter 11 The Beginning of Life and Childhood
Chapter 12 Death and Dying
Chapter 13 Health Care Trends and Forecasts
Apprendix 1 State Medical Boards
Appendix 2 Health Care Professional Organizations
Appendix 3 Associations for Major Diseases
Glossary
Photo Credits
Court Cases in Alphabetical Order Index
Court Cases by Subject Index
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