Chapter 9: Health Care Professionals’ Ethical and Legal Issues
| 1: Describe how ethics and the law impact on the various health care professions discussed in this chapter. |
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| 2: Discuss ethical and legal implications of practicing outside one’s scope of practice. |
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| 3: Under what circumstances does a hospital have a duty to provide emergency services to the public? |
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| 4: Are sexual improprieties acceptable with clients as long as they do not take place during treatment? Explain your answer. |
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| 5: Consider under what circumstances a professional’s legal responsibilities may overlap with his or her ethical duties. |
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| 6: Describe how and why the scope of practice for various professionals (e.g., nurses and pharmacists) is changing. |
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| 7: If a caregiver disagrees with a physician’s written orders and is sure that he or she is right, should that caregiver violate the orders? Explain your answer. |
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| 8: Describe a professional’s responsibilities if a patient’s condition takes a turn for the worse. |
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| 9: Describe the difference between the certification and licensing of a health care professional. |
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