National University

• Focuses on legal and ethical concepts, principles of ethics and law and use in resolving ethical conflicts and dilemmas in health care. Scope of practice, informed consent, employee and patient rights and responsibilities, patient abuse, and the influence of finance and corporate culture will be explored. Sample cases will be analyzed.

• Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:

  1. Discuss the basic principles of ethics and the law.
  2. Analyze how both ethics and the law contribute to every aspect of decision-making in health care.
  3. Analyze case studies of ethical and legal health care issues.
  4. Determine an organization's boundaries between what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.
  5. Discuss the professional code of ethics for selected allied health professionals.
  6. Discuss how moral values and beliefs', religious influence, education and life experiences of both health professionals and clients can impact health care decisions.
  7. Discuss the influence of financial concerns on health care decisions.
  8. Discuss how corporate culture can affect health care decisions.
  9. Discuss employee rights and responsibilities.
  10. Discuss patient rights and responsibilities.
  11. Discuss pervasiveness of patient abuse, signs of abuse, and reporting requirements for abuse.
  12. Discuss the information needed by an individual so that consent is "informed", who can give consent, and the ethical and legal implications of consent.
  13. Discuss the ethical and legal implications of practicing outside one's scope of practice.
  14. Discuss the appropriate action to take when the allied health professional disagrees with a physician's written order and is sure he or she is right.

• MAJOR IN ALLIED HEALTH
  • Analyze health services from social, workforce, financial, regulatory, technological, and organizational viewpoints
  • Commit to a code of professional ethics when providing services to clients, families and communities under all circumstances.
  • Explain the process of active participation in healthcare from a provider, patient, family, and community perspective.
  • Utilize culturally competent strategies and practices that respect the cultural, social, religious, racial, and ethnic diversity of the patient and family regarding disease and their health.
• MAJOR IN CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
  • Assess clinical laboratory practice and procedure by applying the knowledge of technical skills and theory obtained.
  • Conduct research using primary literature sources.
  • Distinguish among laboratory methods which use advanced analytical, immunological, microbiological, hematological, and molecular techniques.
  • Evaluate laboratory procedure theory, methodology and results.
  • Identify problems in the clinical laboratory and establish a course of action to correct them.
  • Produce written work of the standards required by employers in the industry or post graduate programs.
  • Utilize critical thinking skills in Clinical Laboratory situations.
• MAJOR IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION
  • Demonstrate principles of collaborative leadership and team building strategies
  • Describe the determinants and measurements of health and disease in the population and the responsibilities of healthcare organizations to individual consumers and the community;
  • Describe the management, leadership and healthcare theories and components of the health care delivery system in the United States;
  • Evaluate the impact of factors that affect the policies, management and operation of healthcare organizations;
  • Explain the legal and ethical principles and responsibilities of healthcare organizations to individual patient and community healthcare needs;
  • Solve problems and improve performance in healthcare organizations using principles of accounting, law, financial analysis, human resources management, operations analysis, management information systems analysis, strategic planning, and marketing;

Incomplete A grade given at the discretion of the instructor when a student who has completed at least two-thirds of the course class sessions and is unable to complete the requirements of the course because of uncontrollable and unforeseen circumstances. The student must convey these circumstances (preferably in writing) to the instructor prior to the final day of the course. If an instructor decides that an "Incomplete" is warranted, the instructor must convey the conditions for removal of the "Incomplete" to the student in writing. A copy must also be placed on file with the Office of the Registrar until the "Incomplete" is removed or the time limit for removal has passed. An "Incomplete" is not assigned when the only way the student could make up the work would be to attend a major portion of the class when next offered.

An "I" that is not removed within the stipulated time becomes an "F." No grade points are assigned. The "F" is calculated in the grade point average.

Withdrawal Signifies that a student has withdrawn from a course after beginning the third class session. Students who wish to withdraw must notify their admissions advisor before the beginning of the sixth class session in the case of graduate courses, or before the seventh class session in the case of undergraduate courses. Instructors are not authorized to issue a "W" grade.