The first thing that students taking this course will need to understand is the differences between law, ethics, etiquette and moral values. Law is a rule of conduct or action that is formally recognized as binding and can be enforced by a binding authority. Ethics is a standard of behavior based on one's concept of right and wrong. Etiquette is a standard of behavior that is considered to be good manners practiced by members of a profession as they function independently is society. Moral values are one's personal concept of right and wrong generally formed through the influence of family, culture and society. Generally people understand laws and etiquette but tend to confuse ethics and moral values.  This attempts to guide you and help you understand the difference but is not an applied ethics course, you will learn about that when you are in your programs. Our ethical standards and moral compasses are developed based on how and where we grew up. In other words, what we have learned to be our social norms is what we believe is our guiding compass. Our 'point of view" stems from who we are and what we believe to be true. However, thoughts, opinions, moral values and ethical concerns as a health care practitioner must remain objective especially when it comes to patient care. In this course you will be asked to answer from different "points of view." You will be randomly selected to be in a group. Each week your group's "point of view" will change from the perspective of the patient, power of attorney (POA), a family member or the health care practitioner (HCP). Basically you will play the role of the "point of View" you are assigned. Remember that the ethical issues and concerns are about your patient, not you! In every ethical issue that you will be confronted with during your time as a health care practitioner, you will play a vital role. Your ethical truths and moral values are based on your experiences and may differ significantly from those you study with, work with or take care of in your professional life. This course is not designed or intended to change your mind about your morality or ethical truths. In fact you will learn that there are NO UNIVERSAL ETHICS or TRUTHS. As health care practitioners you must learn to listen and understand your patients and not try to instill what you believe; the truth is individually accepted and will not be the same for everyone.  Read Landmark Court Case p – 7 (Supreme Court Shields Medical Devices from Lawsuits) and post based on your assigned point of view.