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100	1		_aJudson, Karen
245	1	0	_aLaw & ethics for medical careers / _cKaren Judson and Carlene Harrison.
246	3		_aLaw and ethics for medical careers
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aBoston : _bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education, _cc2010.
300			_axix, 373 p. : _bcol. ill. ; _c28 cm.
500			_aRev. ed. of: Law and ethics for medical careers / Karen Judson, Carlene Harrison, Sharon Hicks. 4th ed. c2006.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction 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.
520			_aLaws & 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)
546			_aeng
650		0	_aMedical ethics.
650		0	_aMedical jurisprudence.
650		0	_aMedical assistants
650		0	_aMedical assistants
650	1	2	_aLegislation, Medical _zUnited States.
650	2	2	_aEthics, Medical _zUnited States.
650	2	2	_aHealth Personnel _zUnited States.
700	1		_aHarrison, Carlene.
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