HLT 306V Week 5: CAM, Patient Education Ethics_Informed Consent

HLT 306V Week 5: CAM, Patient Education Ethics_Informed Consent

Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question posed below. Submit this assignment as a Microsoft Word document.

  • Define CAM.
  • Describe the patient who uses CAM the most.
  • List some common misconceptions about CAM.
  • Identify methods of including the use of CAM in patient education.
  • Discuss the safe use of CAM.
  • List ways in which conventional medicine and CAM can be integrated.
  • Define ethical theories, ethical principles, and values.
  • Provide examples of ethical issues in patient education and compliance and describe ways in which an effective professional/patient relationship and a poor health professional/patient relationship can impact these issues.
  • Explain what is meant by “ethical patient education practices”.
  • Explain the purpose of informed consent.
  • Discuss what factors determine the patient’s ability to give informed consent.
  • Compose a sample informed consent form.
  • Discuss the process of communication to use with the patient and the family when obtaining informed consent.