Judson, Karen <br/><br/>
Law & ethics for medical careers / 
 Law and ethics for medical careers 
Karen Judson and Carlene Harrison. 
 - 5th ed. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill Higher Education,  c2010. 
 - xix, 373 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Rev. ed. of: Law and ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison, Sharon Hicks. 4th ed. c2006. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to law and ethics -- Working in health care -- Law, the courts, and contracts -- Professional liability and medical malpractice -- Defenses to liability suits -- Medical records and informed consent -- Privacy law and HIPAA -- Physicians' public duties and responsibilities -- Workplace legalities -- The beginning of life and childhood -- Death and dying -- Health care trends and forecasts. 
<br/><br/> Laws & Ethics for Medical Careers, Fifth Edition, provides an overview of the laws and ethics you should know to help you give competent, compassionate care to patients that is within acceptable legal and ethical boundaries. The text can also serve as a guide to help you resolve the many legal and ethical questions you may reasonably expect to face as a student and, later, as a health care practitioner. The text features legal cases, anecdotes, and sidebars pertinent to health-related careers. Content has been updated and specialattention has been paid to legislation affecting heath care. (Publisher) 
<br/><br/><br/>eng 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780073402062  TZS 12,000/= 0073402060  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical ethics.<br/>Medical jurisprudence.<br/>Medical assistants<br/>Medical assistants<br/>Legislation, Medical--United States.<br/>Ethics, Medical--United States.<br/>Health Personnel--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>174.2 JUD