Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professionals, Third Edition
provides the reader with a clear understanding of the law and ethics as
it relates to health care dilemmas. The practical application of ethics
in the health care setting is accomplished by interspersing the
thoughts of great minds through Quotes and the real world of Newspaper
Articles, patient experiences through People Stories, provider and
organizational experiences through Reality Checks, and Legal Case
Studies. This dynamic texts concludes with a Closet Drama that ties all
the elements of the text together in one case.
Each new print
textbook includes an online access code for a Companion Website with
helpful student resources.
Access to the Companion Website may be
purchased separately.
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Student
Companion Website Includes:
•Crossword Puzzles
•Flashcards

•Interactive Glossary
•Matching Exercises
•Review
Questions
•Web Links
Instructor Resources
•Instructor's
Manual, including a Sample Syllabus
•PowerPoint
Presentations
•Formatted Test Bank
New to the Third
Edition
Content and Data Updated and Revised Throughout

Numerous New: Quotes, Newspaper Articles, People Stories, Reality
Checks, and Legal Case Studies
Chapter 1 – New: Expanded discussion
of Ethics, Virtues and Values
Chapter 7 – New Topics:
Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
Democracy for the Wealthy:
Fairness and Justice Illusive
Ethics in Public Service
CMS
Non-Payment For Performance of Wrong Procedures
Chapter 8 – New
Topic: Accreditation of Hospitals and Conflicts of Interest
Chapter 9
– New Additions:
New Section: Social Workers
New Abstract:
Incidence and Recognition of Malnutrition in Hospital
Chapter 15 –
New Chapter: Summary Case—Star Chamber
New Appendix: Website
References