Scope of Practice

Scope of practice: While all allied health care professionals possess specialized knowledge of fields, applying that knowledge in the clinical setting requires each health care provider to view his or her role as a vital component of the greater whole. Read the content about the different health care professions located in the “Allied Health Community” media. This component of the media illustrates those allied health professions that have direct interactions with patients.

Assignment: Scope of Practice

Explain why it is important for health care providers to have a basic understanding of the scope of practice for the various health care professions. Describe the communication skills necessary to communicate effectively among the various health care professions to achieve desired outcomes.

“Don’t worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:34

Feel free to discuss as it relates to this week’s discussion.

Assignment 2: Conducting Ethical Studies Regarding Scope of Practice

Conducting Ethical Studies
In a paragraph (max 250 words), explain how ethics in research follow certain guidelines that are designed to help all parties of the research project. Why would we need ethics in research when wanting to disseminate the results? Explain your answers.