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Legal and ethical issues for health professionals / George D. Pozgar ; legal review, Nina M. Santucci ; medical review, John W. Pinnella.

By: Publisher: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2020Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xix, 443 pages : illustrations, forms ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781284144185 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.2 P87 2020 23
LOC classification:
  • KF3821 .P68 2020
NLM classification:
  • W 33 AA1
Contents:
Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician's ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilitues -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities -- Summary case : search for truth.
Summary: Written to assist in the transition from the classroom to the workplace, "Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, Fifth Edition" provides readers with a clearer understanding of the issues they will face as health professionals, as well as, how law and ethics are so often intertwined. Through contemporary topics, real-world examples, and accessible, student-friendly language, this important resource offers readers an applied perspective, with an emphasis on development critical-thinking skills. -- From publisher's description.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 174.2 P87 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU001887

Includes index.

Introduction to ethics -- Contemporart ethical dilemmas -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government ethics and the law -- Oganizational ethics and the law -- Health care professional legal-ethical issues -- Physician's ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilitues -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities -- Summary case : search for truth.

Written to assist in the transition from the classroom to the workplace, "Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, Fifth Edition" provides readers with a clearer understanding of the issues they will face as health professionals, as well as, how law and ethics are so often intertwined. Through contemporary topics, real-world examples, and accessible, student-friendly language, this important resource offers readers an applied perspective, with an emphasis on development critical-thinking skills. -- From publisher's description.

College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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