Legal and ethical issues for health professionals /
Pozgar, George D.,
Legal and ethical issues for health professionals / George D. Pozgar. - First edition. - xii, 378 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to ethics -- Contemporary ethical dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government, ethics, and the law -- Organizational ethics and the law -- Health care professionals' ethical and legal issues -- Physicians' ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilities -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14.
"Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals is a guide to aid in the resolution of ethical dilemmas with legal implications. This comprehensive reference provides both the student and practicing health care professional with an overview of the ethical and legal issues that face health care providers today. The reader will better understand ethical dilemmas and learn how to evaluate and distinguish between the "rightness" and "wrongness" of alternative courses of action when faced with complicated problems to solve."--BOOK JACKET.
0763726338 9780763726331
2004022164
Medical laws and legislation--Moral and ethical aspects--United States
Medical personnel--Professional ethics--United States
Medical ethics--United States
KF3821 / .P68 2005
174.2
Legal and ethical issues for health professionals / George D. Pozgar. - First edition. - xii, 378 pages ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to ethics -- Contemporary ethical dilemmas -- Health care ethics committee -- End-of-life dilemmas -- Development of law -- Introduction to law -- Government, ethics, and the law -- Organizational ethics and the law -- Health care professionals' ethical and legal issues -- Physicians' ethical and legal issues -- Employee rights and responsibilities -- Patient consent -- Patient abuse -- Patient rights and responsibilities. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Ch. 14.
"Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals is a guide to aid in the resolution of ethical dilemmas with legal implications. This comprehensive reference provides both the student and practicing health care professional with an overview of the ethical and legal issues that face health care providers today. The reader will better understand ethical dilemmas and learn how to evaluate and distinguish between the "rightness" and "wrongness" of alternative courses of action when faced with complicated problems to solve."--BOOK JACKET.
0763726338 9780763726331
2004022164
Medical laws and legislation--Moral and ethical aspects--United States
Medical personnel--Professional ethics--United States
Medical ethics--United States
KF3821 / .P68 2005
174.2