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Informationen zum Autor Karen Judson, BS Karen Judson taught biology laboratories at Black Hills University in Spearfish, South Dakota; high school sciences in Idaho; and grades one and three in Washington state. She is also a former laboratory and X-ray technician and completed two years of nurses training while completing a degree in biology. Judson has worked as a science writer since 1983. She has written relationship, family, and psychology articles for a variety of magazines, including a series of high school classroom magazines, making a total of 500 articles published. Judson writes science and relationship books for teenagers (Enslow and Marshall Cavendish publishers). Her book for teens, Sports & Money: Its a Sell Out, made the New York City Public Librarys list of best books for teens in 1995. Her book for teens, Genetic Engineering, was chosen by the National Science Teachers Association as one of the best science books for children in 2001 and was featured on the NSTA Web site. Klappentext Law and Ethics for Medical Careers, Fifth Edition , provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as a student and, later, as a health care practitioner. The text features pertinent legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars related to health-related careers. Content has been updated and special attention has been paid to legislation affecting health care. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 The Foundations of Law and Ethics1 Introduction to Law and Ethics2 Working in Health Care3 Law, the Courts, and ContractsPart 2 Legal Issues for Working Health Care Practitioners4 Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice5 Defenses to Liability Suits6 Medical Records and Informed Consent7 Privacy Law and HIPAAPart 3 Professional, Social, and Interpersonal Health Care Issues8 Physicians' Public Duties and Responsibilities9 Workplace Legalities10 The Beginning of Life and Childhood11 Death and Dying12 Health Care Trends and ForecastsAppendix 1 State Medical BoardsAppendix 2 Health Care Professional OrganizationsAppendix 3 Associations for Major DiseasesGlossary Court Cases Index Alphabetically By SubjectIndex...
