Ethics for Health Professionals

Ethics for Health Professionals provides a foundational understanding of ethics for healthcare students and clinicians. With a conversational tone and features within each chapter that add to its appeal including quotes, interesting facts, case studies, and more, this indispensable text offers an enjoyable, eased reading style while supplying information that can be practically and easily put into practice once the student enters the field. Many ideals can also be carried over to one's personal life in terms of ethical principles and decision making. Pedagogical features include chapter objectives, boxed articles, quotes, case studies, key terms, chapter summary, assessment review questions. Website links are also included for additional reference. Students will learn basic information while develop a meaningful understanding of ethics, its importance and application in the world of health sciences. CONTENTS  Overview of the history of ethics  Blanchard and Peale's 3-step model  Ecological Model  Approaches to ethics  Applying ethics to the health care professional  Patient Care Partnership  Vulnerable Populations  Confidentiality  The Medical Record  Patients' rights under HIPAA and privacy standards  Ethics and the Workplace  Liability and Health Care  Matters of Life and Death Ethics for Health Professionals also covers additional contemporary topics in health care including:  Integrity in Research (Including conflict of interest and Institutional Review Boards)  Central Electronic Medical Record Registry  Stem Cell Research  Euthanasia, Abortion, Assisted Suicide  How to Choose a Reliable Website for Information Gathering Instructor Resources: PowerPoint Presentations, Test Bank, Answer Key Student Resources: Crosswords, Flash Cards, Interactive Glossary, Matching Questions