Week 4 Discussion- Law and Ethics in Healthcare

Law and Ethics in Healthcare

Week 4 Learning Resources

Required Reading

· Pozgar, G. D. (2024).  Legal and ethical issues for health professionals (6th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.

· Review: Chapter 3, “End-of-Life Dilemmas” (pp. 103–133)

· American College of Healthcare Executives. (2014, November).  Decisions near the end of lifeLinks to an external site. . https://www.ache.org/about-ache/our-story/our-commitments/ethics/ache-code-of-ethics/end-of-life

· American Medical Association. (n.d.).  Chapter 5: Caring for patients at the end of lifeLinks to an external site. . In  Code of Medical Ethics. https://code-medical-ethics.ama-assn.org/chapters/caring-patients-end-life

· CaringInfo. (n.d.).  Advance directivesLinks to an external site. . https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/