Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC; Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781284036794
Subjects: Ethics; Medical laws and legislation, united states; Medical ethics; Patients, legal status, laws, etc.
Description: Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, Fourth Edition is a concise and practical guide to legal and ethical dilemmas facing healthcare professionals in the real-world today. Thoroughly updated and featuring new case studies, this dynamic text will help students to better understand the issues they will face on the job and the implications in the legal arena. With contemporary topics, real-world examples, and accessible language, this comprehensive text offers students an applied perspective and the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills. Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals provides an effective transition from the classroom to the reality of a clinical environment.