Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions, 3e - Softcover

McTeigue, Jeanne

 
9781455733668: Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions, 3e

Synopsis

With coverage of both legal and ethical issues, this text gives you the foundation to handle common health care challenges in everyday practice. The new edition also includes a variety of exercises to help reinforce text content, as well as updated examples and case studies to help you apply information to professional practice.

  • Detailed coverage of current legal and ethical issues and case law help facilitate classroom discussion and make concepts more relevant.
  • What If? boxes present ethical dilemmas and help you apply concepts from the book to real-life examples.
  • Updated case studies discuss the issues faced in a variety of healthcare settings.
  • What If? boxes present ethical dilemmas and help you apply concepts from the book to real-life examples.
  • Updated Case Studies discuss the issues faced in a variety of healthcare settings.
  • A revised Imaging Liability and Litigation chapter describes how society holds healthcare workers accountable in the workplace.
  • Important HIPAA information includes the latest privacy guidelines along with ethical and legal implications.

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Product Description

Pub Date: 2014-02-28 Pages: 264 Language: English Publisher: Elsevier With all of the information you need to prepare yourself for legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting. Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Occupations. 2nd Edition provides balanced coverage of the issues students and professionals face daily. The author presents a guide to common issues that may arise in practice. as well as the danger zones in clinical situations that could escalate into conflict or dispute if not handled correctly. A short. concise format makes content easy to read and understand.

Review

Be equipped to handle the common legal and ethical challenges that arise in practice

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