Hlt 305 week 2 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

After completing all readings for this topic, compose a 12-15-slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes in which you 1. Define the standards and parameters that health care professionals must have in order to work within their scope of practice. 2. Describe the legal responsibility health care professionals have in relation to risk and the prevention of injury within their scope of practice. 3. Explain the impact of negligence, malpractice, and litigation on the relationship...

The textbook discusses the eight stages of health care revolution. Which of these specific events do you feel have had the most significant impact on professional value systems? Why?

HLT 305 Topic 8 DQ 2 What are ethical implications related to technology access in health care today? What issues in this area do you anticipate that we will see in the future?

What ethical issues surround the use of kidney dialysis machines? What roles do you think social or economic factors play in decisions? Do the rich and poor have the same access? What criteria would you use to decide who would receive dialysis if the resource was limited?

Medical errors play a big role in health care. Understanding a health care professional's role in the communication of medical errors is critical to an organization. After reading Chapter 8 in your textbook, explain in detail your role in reporting a medical error. What aspects do you need to consider? Who/what/where/when and how is this error reported?

Professional ethical standards focus on confidentiality, negligence, malpractice, and the protection of human rights. Discuss why each of these are critical focal areas in today's health care system.

Professional ethical standards focus on confidentiality, negligence, malpractice, and the protection of human rights. Discuss why each of these are critical focal areas in today's health care system.