Chapter 3: Professional Ethics, Legal and Regulatory Issues Power Point Lecture

In this video we will be discussing the following objectives from Chapter 3:
* Define basic ethical and legal terms and explain how they differ
* Differentiate ethics and bioethics
* Describe types of consent used in health care settings, including informed consent and implied consent
* Describe how to avoid litigation as it relates to blood collection
* Define standard of care from a legal and a health care provider's perspective
* Identify key factors common to health professional liability insurance policies
* Identify potential clerical or technical errors that may occur during labelling or documentation of phlebotomy procedures
* List common issues in lawsuits against health care providers and prevention tips to avoid lawsuits in phlebotomy.
* Explain the term liability and what it means for health care providers