1.041.04Understand legal and Understand legal and ethical issues of the ethical issues of the

healthcare healthcare professionalprofessional

Divide the students into groups of 3-4.Distribute handout.

Students will brainstorm and record:what they know and want to know about legal and ethical issues in healthcare.

why this information is important to a healthcare professional

1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Importance for the healthcare Importance for the healthcare professional to understand legal professional to understand legal

and ethical issuesand ethical issues

1.1. Knowledge of legal responsibilitiesKnowledge of legal responsibilities

2.2. Limitations of practiceLimitations of practice

3.3. Implications of their actionsImplications of their actions

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Importance for the healthcare Importance for the healthcare professional to understand legal professional to understand legal

and ethical issuesand ethical issues

4.4. Protection ofProtection ofa.a. Healthcare professionalsHealthcare professionals

b.b. PatientsPatients

c.c. Co-workersCo-workers

d.d. FacilityFacility

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Importance for the healthcare Importance for the healthcare professional to understand legal professional to understand legal

and ethical issuesand ethical issues

5.5. Ethical behavior ensuresEthical behavior ensuresa.a. Quality patient careQuality patient care

b.b. Positive work relationshipsPositive work relationships

c.c. Well-managed workplaceWell-managed workplace

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and ethical dilemmas Legal and ethical dilemmas encountered by healthcare encountered by healthcare

professionalsprofessionals

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical DilemmasAbortionAbortion

Termination of a pregnancyTermination of a pregnancy SpontaneousSpontaneous InducedInduced

Abortion is legal. What are the ethical issues?

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical Dilemmas End of lifeEnd of life

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical DilemmasEuthanasiaEuthanasia

((mercy killing)

Voluntary

Involuntary

Assisted

The act of ending the life of an

individual in a painless manner.

Individual is usually suffering from a terminal

illness.

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical DilemmasAdvanced DirectivesAdvanced Directives

Legal documents that allow the patient to state the end of life treatments they would or would not want, in the event that they become unable to make those decisions.

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasDilemmasLiving WillLiving Will

Patient’s document that states specific measures to be taken or not taken to prolong life.

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Hydration Medication

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical IssuesPower of AttorneyPower of Attorney

Document that names the person that will make healthcare decisions for the patient that is unable to do so.

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1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical DilemmasOrgan DonationOrgan Donation

The removal of healthy tissues from one person for the purpose of transplanting them into another person.

Donor can be living or recently deceased.

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Facilitate discussion and have students record their responses to how a legal right can present an ethical issue.

1.04 Understand legal and ethical issues

Legal and Ethical DilemmasLegal and Ethical DilemmasResearch and Research and

Experimental TreatmentExperimental Treatment Healthcare research seeks to develop Healthcare research seeks to develop

treatments for a disease process, or to treatments for a disease process, or to establish new knowledge for health and establish new knowledge for health and wellness maintenance.wellness maintenance.

AIDSAIDS Stem Cell Stem Cell Cancer ResearchCancer Research

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