Week 5 - Homework: 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.