LLB Allan OAM CF (Hons)

Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners - eBook (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Law and Ethics for Health Practitioners will appeal to undergraduate nursing and allied health students seeking to understand and comply with the legal, ethical and regulatory requirements of their profession.

The text addresses law and ethics across eight health science disciplines, presenting discipline-specific scenarios to support students in their clinical decision making.

• Introduces the fundamental concepts and frameworks of Australia's legal and health systems with clear examples
• Discusses essential healthcare issues, including advance care planning, child and elder abuse and professional registration
• Focuses on models of ethical decision making
• Outlines professional codes of practice and guidelines to help meet professional regulatory requirements
• Encourages reflection on clinical practice through review questions and activities
• Includes an eBook with all print purchases

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• Multiple choice questions
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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier HealthScience EN
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780729587297
• Artikelnr.: 62287030

Inhaltsangabe

Section 1: Introduction to Law for Health Practitioners

1. Introduction to the Australian legal system

2. Introduction to the Australian health system

3. The Regulation of Health Practitioners

Section 2: Introduction to Ethics for Health Practitioners

4. Introduction to ethics and key ethical frameworks

5. Key Components of Ethical Reasoning and Decision Making

6. Contemporary Ethical Issues in Health Care, Collaboration, Leadership and Self Care

Section 3: Professional Regulation and Key Concepts Relevant to Healthcare Delivery

7. Management of health information

8. Negligence

9. Civil Liability for Trespass to Person and Defamation

10. Criminal Law and Issues related to Health Care

Section 4: Matters of Life and Death

11. Registration of Births and Deaths and the Coroners Court

12. Abortion, Wrongful Birth, Wrongful Life and Pre-Natal Injury

13. Assisted Reproduction and Surrogacy

14. Advance Care Planning and End of Life Decision Making

Section 5: Further Practice Considerations

15. The removal and donation of human blood, tissue, and organs

16. The regulation of drugs and poisons

17. Mental Health Law and Ethics

18. Child and elder abuse

Section 6: Law and Ethics in Action

19. Working with legal representatives

20. Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration

21. Case studies: Guided application of legal and ethical principles