Objectives
Studying and applying the material in this chapter will help you to:
* Explain the meaning of ethics and its importance in the practice of health care
* Explain the purpose of professional codes of ethics
* Describe the relationship between ethics and law
* List the eight major ethical principles that apply to health care and give examples of the laws that support each
* Give examples of how the health care worker applies ethics on the job
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