PARA 42100 Healthcare Law and Ethics

Same as AHS 34000, this course presents an overview of legal and ethical issues facing healthcare professionals. It provides students with a foundation of health law and ethics and reviews a wide variety of healthcare legal and ethical situations. Course content includes ethical theories and principles, contemporary ethical dilemmas in healthcare, legal aspects for selected healthcare situations, inter-professional roles within ethics committees, and patients' rights and responsibilities. Students will discuss legal and ethical issues to explore personal values, increase sensitivity to others and develop ethical reasoning abilities.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Current Missouri State Paramedic License, National Registry Paramedic certification, or current enrollment in the Lindenwood paramedic program, or Paramedic Program Director Approval.

Offered

fall semester.