Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions

With all of the information you need to prepare yourself for legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting, this title provides balanced coverage of the issues students and professionals face daily.

List of contents

1. The Legal System 2. Ethical and Bioethical Issues 3. The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process 4. Disciplinary Actions 5. Work Place Issues 6. Documentation 7. Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts 8. Statutory Reporting/Public Duties 9. Professional Liability Insurance and Disciplinary Defense Insurance 10. Death and Dying Issues 11. Conflict Management 12. Business Aspects of Healthcare Appendixes Glossary Index

Summary

With all of the information you need to prepare yourself for legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting, this title provides balanced coverage of the issues students and professionals face daily.

Product details

• Authors: Tonia Aiken, Tonia Dandry Aiken, Elsevier, Christopher Lee, Jeanne McTeigue
• Publisher: Elsevier Saunders
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 261 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 444 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Labour law, social law