For all courses in medical law and/or ethics in programs
for nurses, medical assistants, and all allied health care
professions

Complete, accessible, and
up-to-date
Written for health professionals of all
kinds—not lawyers— Medical Law and
Ethics covers the full spectrum of topics that affect
practice. Fully updated coverage includes: the legal system,
professional liability and medical malpractice, physician’s
responsibilities, medical records, ethical and bioethical issues, and
current regulations. Actual legal cases illuminate subjects ranging from
patient confidentiality and abortion to death and dying. Med Tips
provide quick scenarios and guidance about law and ethics. Each chapter
contains glossary terms, exercises, and an actual case; appendices
provide current sample codes of ethics.