This text provides an accessible guide to medical law, designed specifically for students. It will give readers not only an understanding of the law, but by using sociological and critical perspectives students will be able to appreciate the operation of the law in practice, and the ambiguities and tensions within it.
... repetition, and perseveration.303 Perhaps the most important aspects of acute cognitive failure that need to be considered when a patient is making vital life and death decisions in a clinical setting are the changes that occur with ...
Candace works for Dr. Robert Ford, who has been in practice for 20 years. This provider has used paper medical records his entire career. Candace and her coworkers struggle to keep up with the large amount of paperwork within the clinic ...
Features of the new edition include: full-color images illustrate concepts and provide a dynamic reader experience; integrated case studies illustrate real-world examples of legal issues and principles in actual medical settings; and actual ...
This book explores the scope, application and role of medical law, regulatory norms and ethics, and addresses key challenges introduced by contemporary advances in biomedical research and healthcare.
Clear and readable, the text helps students identify the ethical norms they will adhere to in their chosen field.
This collection brings together essays from leading figures in the field of medical law and ethics which address the key issues currently challenging scholars in the field.
The 8th Edition of this popular text guides you through legal concepts and the law, important ethical issues, and the emerging area of bioethics to prepare you to treat your patients with understanding, sensitivity, and compassion.
The information is clearly presented in a logical structure and the following features support learning helping you to advance with confidence: Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you ...
Challenging the dominant account of medical law as normatively and conceptually subordinate to medical or bioethics, this book provides an innovative account of medical law as a rhetorical practice.
The book is appropriate for all levels, from healthcare students in the initial stages of their education, to the advanced practitioner who wishes to refresh their knowledge, or maybe learn something new.