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Legal and ethical issues for health professions / Jaime Nguyen.

By: Publisher: St.Louis, MO : Elsevier Inc, ©2019Edition: Fourth editionDescription: x, 212 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780323496414
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 174.2 N49  2019
Contents:
The US Legal System -- The Basics of Ethics -- Ethical and Bioethical Issues -- Workplace Issues -- Code and Standards Infractions -- The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process -- Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts -- Statutory Reporting and Public Duties in Healthcare -- Professional Liability Insurance -- Medical Records -- Death and Dying Issues -- Conflict Management -- Healthcare Business and Operations -- Key Trends in Healthcare -- Appendix A: Case Discussions -- Appendix B: Case Studies -- Appendix C: Case Scenarios -- Glossary.
Summary: With coverage of both legal and ethical issues, this text gives you the foundation to handle common health care challenges in everyday practice. Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions, 4th Edition includes practice cases specifically developed for key allied health programs along with enhanced pedagogical content. Additionally, it features a variety of exercises to help reinforce content from the book, as well as updated coverage of medical records, privacy, patient consent and abuse, the impact of interprofessional team work, and key industry trends -- Provided by the publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books College Library General Circulation Section GC GC 174.2 N49 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HNU002358

Includes index.

The US Legal System --
The Basics of Ethics --
Ethical and Bioethical Issues --
Workplace Issues --
Code and Standards Infractions --
The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process --
Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts --
Statutory Reporting and Public Duties in Healthcare --
Professional Liability Insurance --
Medical Records --
Death and Dying Issues --
Conflict Management --
Healthcare Business and Operations --
Key Trends in Healthcare --
Appendix A: Case Discussions --
Appendix B: Case Studies --
Appendix C: Case Scenarios --
Glossary.

With coverage of both legal and ethical issues, this text gives you the foundation to handle common health care challenges in everyday practice. Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions, 4th Edition includes practice cases specifically developed for key allied health programs along with enhanced pedagogical content. Additionally, it features a variety of exercises to help reinforce content from the book, as well as updated coverage of medical records, privacy, patient consent and abuse, the impact of interprofessional team work, and key industry trends -- Provided by the publisher.

College of Health Sciences

Text in English

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