HLT 312V - Ethics for Health Care Professionals

Institution:

Grand Canyon University

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Description:

This course, designed for health care professionals (providers, educators, and managers), introduces the student to major ethical theory, principles, and models for the recognition, analysis, and resolution of ethical dilemmas in health care practice. Students learn how to approach ethical dilemmas using theoretical frameworks and decision-making processes. Through the use of case studies, students are introduced to health topics such as patients' rights (paternalism, informed consent to therapy, participation in research); dilemmas of life and death (euthanasia, abortion, transplants, gene therapy, care for the dying); allocation of health care resources; and special dilemmas of health care professionals. This course also includes a review of classic cases in health care ethics and how they have shaped health policy. An overview of patient education and ethics and a discussion on the professional codes of ethics and standards are also part of this course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.gcu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 800-9776

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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