Applied law and ethics for health professionals 2nd Edition By Valerie J Connor, Carla Caldwell Stanford
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The second edition of Applied Law and Ethics for Health Professionals, co-authored by Carla Caldwell Stanford and Valerie J. Connor, organizes its content into nine core chapters. The book details how ethical frameworks and legal guidelines intersect in everyday healthcare practice. [1, 2, 3]
Chapter-by-Chapter Topics Covered
  • Chapter 1: An Overview of Ethics
    • Foundations: Moral philosophy, including historical influences from Socrates and Confucius.
    • Core Theories: Breakdowns of meta-ethics, normative ethics (virtue, duty-based/deontology, and consequential/utilitarian approaches), and applied ethics.
    • Frameworks: The Three-Step Decision-Making Model (evaluating if an action is legal, balanced, and how it aligns with personal feelings). [1, 2]
  • Chapter 2: Top Priority: The Patient
    • Care Principles: The DEAR principles (Dignity, Empathy, Autonomy, and Respect).
    • Provider Operations: Managing consumer costs, professional boundaries (transference and countertransference), contracts for care, and the Good Samaritan law.
    • Consent: Navigating informed, express, and implied consent, alongside handling patient noncompliance releases. [1, 2]
  • Chapter 3: Vulnerable Populations
    • Minor Care: Legalities surrounding minor consent, the mature minor doctrine, guardians ad litem, and complex situations like Jehovah's Witness blood refusal or vaccination legal battles.
    • Special Demographics: Ethical and legal standards for geriatric care, HIV/AIDS patients, and handling cultural differences.
    • Modern Updates: Expanded discussions covering gender identity and unique protections for the LGBTQ community, alongside mandatory reporting laws. [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 4: Confidentiality
    • Core principles of patient privacy, data handling, and navigating security protocols. [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 5: Ethics and the Workplace
    • Healthcare team dynamics, workplace legislation, employment laws, and defining professional roles. [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 6: Accountability: The Medical Record
    • Proper charting protocols, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) management, and overall legal accountability for documentation.
    • Security Threats: Modern risk management strategies involving healthcare ransomware and mitigating medical identity theft. [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 7: Liability and Health Care: Legal Aspects of Health Care
    • Understanding scope of practice, negligence, malpractice risk, and legal liability.
    • The PYTHON principle (Protect yourself, Your patients, Think ahead, Observe, and Negotiate) as a strategy to prevent lawsuits. [1, 2, 3]
  • Chapter 8: Life and Death Issues
    • End-of-life care planning, including Advance Directives and Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders. [1, 2]
  • Chapter 9: Controversial Issues in Health Care
    • Bioethical debates concerning stem cell research, genetics, organ allocation, and clinical trials.
    • Regulatory & Statutory Updates: Practical applications of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (Title II) and the evolving legal status of medical marijuana. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Controversial Issues in Health Care DEAR principles Ethics and the Workplace Frameworks The Three-Step Decision-Making Model Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 Liability and Health Care Legal Aspects of Health Care Life and Death Issues Moral philosophy including historical influences from Socrates and Confucius Provider Operations Regulatory & Statutory Updates Special Demographics Vulnerable Populations
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