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Ethical and legal issues for imaging professionals / Doreen M. Towsley-Cook, Terese A. Young.

By: Towsley-Cook, Doreen M.
Contributor(s): Young, Terese A.
St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, ©2007Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xv, 302 pages : ill., forms ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780323045995 (pbk.); 0323045995 (pbk.).Subject(s): Magnetic resonance imaging -- Law and legislation -- United States | Magnetic resonance imaging -- Moral and ethical aspectsDDC classification: 616.07548 C77 2007
Contents:
Ethical and Legal Foundations. -- Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence. -- Caring and Communication. -- Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent. -- Truthfulness and Confidentiality. -- Death and Dying. -- Health Care Distribution. -- Student and Employee Rights. -- Diversity. -- Overview of Future Challenges. -- Appendix A : Code of Ethics. -- Appendix B : Sample Documentation Forms. -- Answers to Chapter Review Questions. -- Index
Summary: This examination of ethical and legal principles and issues provides vital information for radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and radiation professionals. It discusses the foundations of ethics for technologists, then enters into a discussion of applicable law, with each chapter divided into two sections of ethical issues and legal issues. Learning activities and current event discussions help the readers learn and remember information so they can use it in real life.
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GC 616.07543 M17 2020 Fundamentals of emergency ultrasound / GC 616.07543 P38 2021 Introduction to sonography and patient care / GC 616.07543076 Ul8 2018 Ultrasound : GC 616.07548 C77 2007 Ethical and legal issues for imaging professionals / GC 616.07548 H27 2018 MRI : GC 616.07548 K96 2000 Magnetic resonance imaging : GC 616.07548 M17 2020 Magnetic resonance imaging pinciples and techniques /

Includes index.

Ethical and Legal Foundations. --
Principles of Beneficence and Nonmaleficence. --
Caring and Communication. --
Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent. --
Truthfulness and Confidentiality. --
Death and Dying. --
Health Care Distribution. --
Student and Employee Rights. --
Diversity. --
Overview of Future Challenges. --
Appendix A : Code of Ethics. --
Appendix B : Sample Documentation Forms. --
Answers to Chapter Review Questions. --
Index

This examination of ethical and legal principles and issues provides vital information for radiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and radiation professionals. It discusses the foundations of ethics for technologists, then enters into a discussion of applicable law, with each chapter divided into two sections of ethical issues and legal issues. Learning activities and current event discussions help the readers learn and remember information so they can use it in real life.

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