Patient Consent and Legal Reporting in Health Care" Please respond to the following:
Part A - From the scenario, evaluate the efficacy of both the documentation protocols requiring patient consent by physicians and the legal reporting requirements, as they apply to protecting patients' rights. Examine the primary way in which such documentation could help both physician and patient in the event of litigation.
Part B - Analyze the major professional roles that physicians and nurses play, as they apply to following the requirement for obtaining patient consent. Examine the process whereby health care professionals can legitimately challenge patients' rights to refuse treatment, based on the condition of verbal, written, or implied consent.
"Patient Rights and HIV / AIDS" Please respond to the following:
Part A - From the scenario, analyze the concept of patients' rights, and ascertain the key concerns of physicians and nurses as they apply to patients with AIDS. Speculate on the major ways in which such overlapping concerns from health professionals may influence legal decisions in patient treatment.
Part B - Summarize the overarching connections between patients' rights and patients' resulting responsibilities concerning HIV / AIDS. Determine the primary ways in which the professional roles that physicians and nurses play are affected as they treat patients with HIV / AIDS.
This is a required resource, however supplemental resources can be added.
Pozgar, G. D. & Santucci, N. (2016). Legal aspects of health care administration. (12th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics. References should be on a separate reference page, appropriately double-spaced, and organized alphabetically.