In Week 4, we will focus our attention on the rights and responsibilities of patients and employees to ensure ethical conduct in healthcare settings. We will also explore patient consent and the importance of understanding the ethical and legal context for such consent.
Your Learning Objectives for the Week:
- Evaluate the importance of confidentiality and examine different ways confidentiality can be violated.
- Analyze the rights and responsibilities that physicians have toward patients and analyze the role of legal and ethical principles in adhering to these rights.
- Analyze existing issues of malpractice and liability in healthcare organizations and assess the measures taken to limit malpractice claims.
