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Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, Sixth Edition, has been designed to assist the reader in a more comfortable transition from the didactics of the classroom to the practical application in the workplace. The Sixth Edition gives the reader a clearer understanding of how the law and ethics intertwine healthcare dilemmas.
This text has been designed to introduce the reader to various ethical-legal issues. It should not be considered an in-depth or comprehensive review of a particular ethical-legal issue. The book is a call to arms to do good things to stand out from the crowd, because acts of caring, compassion, and kindness often go unnoticed.
Key Features
- Quotes: The practical application of ethics in the healthcare setting is accomplished by interspersing the thoughts of great minds.
- News Clippings: Current healthcare events' legal and ethical issues are reviewed and explored as News Clippings of actual published editorials.
- Reality Checks: Patient, personal, provider, and organizational experiences are shared through Reality Checks.
- Cases: Legal rulings and summaries are showcased through Case Law examples.
- The book concludes with a closet drama that illustrates the real world of human behavior and ties together its contents in one case.
- Navigate Advantage includes access to an eBook, flashcards, assessments, and study aids.
- Instructor resources include a test bank, Instructor Manual, slides in PowerPoint format, Knowledge Check questions, and a Sample Syllabi.
