Legal and ethical issues for health professionals
By: George D. Pozgar ; legal review, Nina M. Santucci ; medical review, John W. Pinnella.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780763764739
Subjects: Medical laws and legislation -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Medical personnel -- Professional ethics -- United States; Legislation, Medical -- United States; Ethics, Clinical -- United States; Ethics, Medical -- United States; Patient Rights -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to ethics; title: Contemporary ethical dilemmas; title: Health care ethics committee; title: End-of-life dilemmas; title: Development of law; title: Introduction to law; title: Government, ethics, and the law; title: Organizational ethics and the law; title: Health care professionals' ethical and legal issues; title: Physicians' ethical and legal issues; title: Employee rights and responsibilities; title: Patient consent; title: Patient abuse; title: Patient rights and responsibilities.